Atefeh Dehghan Touran Poshti

Ph.D. Faculty Member,Department of Architecture, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Religious spaces in Islamic traditional Cities

The present paper aims for the most part to prove the fact that religious and spiritual places and above all, mosques play major roles within Islamic urban areas. They are in fact the basis of civil infrastructures. A historical analysis focusing on where mosques stand in Islamic urban areas reveals that mosques have always been the center of development and growth and that they must be studied...

[ 2 ] - راهبردهای کوتاه مدت برای کاهش اثرات مخرب جزایر گرمایی در مناطق شهری

در طول حیات کرۀ زمین، تغییرات آب و هوایی زیادی صورت گرفته‌است و در حال حاضر شاخص‌ها نشان می‌دهند که تغییرات طبیعی با مداخلۀ بشر در طبیعت تسریع یافته‌است. گسترش شهر‌نشینی، کاهش فضاهای سبز و مصرف بیشتر سوخت‌های فسیلی، پدید‌آورنده میکروکلیمای جزیره حرارتی بر فراز شهر است، که چندین درجه سانتی‌گراد هوای شهر از پیرامون خود (روستاها) گرم‌تر می‌کند. این پدیده موضوع بسیار داغی در پژوهش‌های اخیر در اروپا...

[ 3 ] - Ranking of Fire Stations with Fibonacci Sequence Technique, Case Study: District Ten of Tehran Municipality

One of the effective items to reduce time for arriving fire fighters to place of event is determining the optimal location of fire stations. Ranking can define the best location of a fire station through the available options. The case of this study is the district ten of Tehran municipality. That is the smallest district of Tehran municipality in terms of size and is highest in terms of densit...

[ 4 ] - Development and Psychometrics of "Social Sustainability Scale in Urban Neighborhood" in Zanjan City

Introduction: Social sustainability is one of the most important factors in urban planning and management, and it requires a valid and reliable instrument. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of development and psychometrics of "Social Sustainability Scale in Urban Neighborhood" in Zanjan city. Methods: The current research is a qualitative-quantitative methodology. At ...