Environmental planning and management of urban natural landscapes

Sadeghi, A.R.; Khakzand, M.

doi:10.22034/ijhcum.2016.01.03.007

Document Type : CASE STUDY

Authors

A.R. Sadeghi ¹
M. Khakzand ²

¹ Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

² School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijhcum.2016.01.03.007

Abstract

Advantages of urbanization such as access to clean water, health, and overall easier life in cities, as well as the disadvantages or its negative effects on environment cannot be ignored. Today, there are numerous environmental problems due to the reduction in ecologically valuable places within urban areas. Bringing nature to the cities appears to be essential to enhance urban environment and to reduce environmental problems in urban communities. In fact, issues resulting from the idea of "sustainability" as a policy-making goal require an integrated environmental policy-making approach. The innovations of new environmental policy-making require policy-making mechanisms that can deal with interdependent characteristics of environmental problems. To this end, new structures have emerged known as Environmental Planning and Management and Strategic Environmental planning and management. This analytical – descriptive article aims to re-examine the origins and concepts related to environmental planning using a field and desk study. With the introduction of urban natural landscape, Environmental planning considers such spaces within the city. In this regard, Khoshk River, Shiraz, Iran, as an urban natural landscape, was analyzed. Environmental planning-based polices were proposed to improve quality of the place under discussion.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Urban ecology and related environmental concerns

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
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Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3July 2016Pages 209-220

Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
July 2016
Pages 209-220