The objective of this paper is to determine the landscape features that contribute towards the
character of the traditional street environment. The case study was conducted at three …

The World Bank's loan to the Iranian government in 2004 has stimulated a new
policymaking discourse surrounding the enablement of informal settlement residents. Some …

Historical sites are special places not only due to the cultural heritage that they house, but
also due to their natural resources. Many such sites are in a danger of losing their historical …

As a real reflection of human assets in traditional contexts, an integrated system of
sociocultural values reports influential factors in the architectural characteristics of urban …

In our constant attempts to reduce the negative impact of urbanisation on natural
environment and to improve the quality of urban life, we must be inventive with new …

This chapter chronicles the brief history of each of the five Iranian target cities that received
partial funding from the World Bank for upgrading their informal settlements. While …

The objective of this paper is to determine the landscape features that contribute towards the
character of the traditional street environment. The case study was conducted at three …

Since the beginning of Modernisation, there have been obvious shortcomings in planners
'contribution to the concept of―Diversity‖ in urban spaces. That is to say, many of the newly …