Interdisciplinary subjects have always had a remarkable contribution in developing urban design concepts and theories. Among these contexts, cinema as a medium which broadcasts features of our cities and urban environments can have a significant role, but this instructional field is neglected among Iranian scholars. Thus, to fulfill this gap, it is essential to clarify the interrelations of cit...

This article is a single source introduction to the emerging concept of smart cities. It can be used for familiarizing researchers to the vast scope of research possible in this application domain. The smart city is primarily a concept and there is still not a clear and consistent definition of among practitioners and academia. In a simplistic explanation, a smart city is a place where traditio...

Despite the composed ‘predict and provide’ attitude displayed in the National Urban Policy Paper towards change in Australian Cities, our cities have been more vulnerable to an increasing range of events and trends. The experience of the last year alone is a clear indicator that prediction along traditional lines is an increasingly unreliable way of managing cities. Instead, planning policy and...

Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world, and one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites. Despite this importance, very little information exits on the cities flora in general, and medicinal species found within its limit in particular. Traditional medicine plays a large role in Indian society. The presented study attempted to investigate if traditional pla...

the study of the historical development of our cities reveal a heterogeneous growth, particularly in the case of large cities. such a growth has been endemic to all the developing world. the new movement has been the determinant factor in changing the evolutionary process of shaping homgenous cities of the past. in the ambiguity and confusion of loosing traditional thoughts, looking for homogen...

Rapid urbanization in China has strengthened the connection and cooperation among cities and has also led urban residents to be more vulnerable in adverse environmental conditions. Vulnerability research has been an important foundation in urban risk management. To make cities safe and resilient, it is also necessary to integrate the connection among cities into a vulnerability assessment. Ther...

This article describes a new model for urban planning in ancient and preindustrial cities that moves beyond the traditional simplistic dichotomy of planned versus organic cities. The model has two components: coordination of buildings and spaces, and standardization among cities. A variety of coordinated arrangements of buildings reflect urban planning, including simple coordination, formality ...

Physical activity is connected to public health in many ways, and walking its most popular form. Modern planning models have been applied cities manage rapid urban expansions. However, this practice has led low level of walkability strong car-dependency today’s cities. Hence, study aims provide a review the promising design parameters affecting walkability, using Frank Lawrence’s theory “Object...