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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAn Entire-Array-Polygon (EAP) Method to Assess Urban Development SuitabilityLong Cheng, Yan LiuChina has been experiencing rapid urbanization since the economic reforms and open-up in the late 1970s, with the expansion and restructuring of existing cities taking place at an unprecedented pace, as well as the emergence of many new cities. However, it remains a challenge for urban planners and decision-makers to identify and assess the suitability of areas for future urban … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 2 Jul 2016 · 7,682 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Role of Groundwater Vulnerability in Urban Development PlanningJ. Nouri, S. MalmasiGroundwater resources in most places of Iran are considered to be one of the important drinking water supplies for civilians. In city of Tehran, 25% of drinking water is being supplied from groundwater. This fact would enforce the requirement to protect and conserve groundwater resources in the city for its further development plan. Municipality of Tehran, District-22 has been designed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2005 · 6,980 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUrban Renewal through Sustainable Development: A Case Study in IranS. Hessam Miri, S. Behnam Miri, Mohammad Rasoul MaghsoudiDecayed urban areas, especially those located in the city center, are one of the major problems of cities. These areas, which known as the main nucleus of cities at the time of their emergence, have lost their previous prosperity and importance due to several reasons such as the deterioration of their properties, the immigration of their original residents and the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 9 Jan 2020 · 8,382 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMonitoring the Impact of Urban Physical Development Plans On Old Sites of CitiesAbolfazl Meshkini, Kyoumars Habibi, Hoshmand Alizade, Sina Razzaghi AslProblem statement: The interventional plans are one of the most influential policies which affected the socio-economic and physical fabric of the old parts of the Iranian cities. While the foundation of old areas of many cities are based on the socio-historical values which has unique compatibility with the cultural background, the new urban development plans notably comprehensive and detailed, have … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2010 · 7,321 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSports Facilities Development and Urban GenerationMaassoumeh Barghchi, Dasimah Bt Omar, Mohd Salleh AmanProblem statement: One major issue on sports facilities construction is the question of their funding and justification for investment. Due to, requirement of huge money for construction, constant maintenance costs and ancillary needs, which are almost certainly with substantial public investment, therefore, sports facilities have been considered. Further, sports facilities construction boom have been started for more than two decades. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,519 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Investigation of Sustainable Development in Urban Neighborhoods Using Statistical ModelsSedigheh LotfiProblem statement: Sustainable has a close relation to the quality of life in the different parts of each city. While the level of sustainability is studied in many urban areas world wide but it has been less considered in the Iranian cities. The city of Babolsar is selected to investigate the level of development by detail study of its 16 … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2009 · 6,340 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAn Analysis of Urban Land Development Using Multi-Criteria Decision Model and Geographical Information System (A Case Study of Babolsar City)Sedigheh Lotfi, Kiomarth Habibi, Mohammad Javad KoohsariProblem Statement: The unplanned physical expansion of cities has been one of the most important problems of urban management in developing countries. Iran, like other developing world has experienced a high level of urbanization growth which transformed the physical fabric of urban areas. North of Iran is one of most rapid growing region of the country where the moderate climate … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2009 · 8,714 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Effect of the Transportation System and City Configuration on Sustainable Urbanization (Al-Bayda City as a Case Study)Aisha Bakar, Ashraf Fadiel, Taher Abu-LebdehDespite the persistent attempts on a global level to adopt sustainability in every aspect of city planning, the complex nature of city components and the presence of many factors and variables that affect the growth and development of cities make the adoption of a specific trend not an easy matter. It may be more appropriate to identify some important elements … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 19 Mar 2024 · 5,285 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAssessment of Urban Residential Land Use, Challenges and Control in Orita Obele Housing Estate, Akure, NigeriaMuyiwa L. Akinluyi, Oluwatoyin O. Adeleye, OLA Olumide S., Akinniyi Tunde AkinyemiThis study examined the various challenges involved in urban residential land use and control in Orita Obele housing estate, Akure Ondo-State Nigeria with a view to providing information that will inform decision making on land and building development in the study area. Questionnaire were administered on One Hundred and Sixty-eight (168) housing units selected using a systematic random sampling. Data … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 3 · 31 Jul 2020 · 6,775 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsInvestigation of Changes in the Structure of Isfahan City in Ancient Texture, IranParisa Ashrafi, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, Amir-Hossein Ashrafi et al.The structure of a city can be affected by many factors, such as environmental, economic, social, political, dominant intellectual parties and urban patterns of the world. Textural-spatial structure of the city is resultant of all forces that causes a settlement forms or constructed and has objective and subjective impressions. Development of the city had a descending and ascending trend, due … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 19 May 2020 · 7,260 accessesView PDFCite