Ali Khaksari; Mitra Azimi; Edris Khaki
Abstract
Following the inclusion of new paradigms in urban planning, land use mixing has been identified as an important step towards achieving urban sustainable development goals. Given the many benefits of incorporating land use in an urban area, including reduced travel production rates, experts are trying ...
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Following the inclusion of new paradigms in urban planning, land use mixing has been identified as an important step towards achieving urban sustainable development goals. Given the many benefits of incorporating land use in an urban area, including reduced travel production rates, experts are trying to evaluate land use mixing in a variety of ways and as a central component in urban planning of taking advantage of it. Accordingly, the present study aims to investigate the benefits and impact of land use mixing on trip production in Baneh, Districts 5 and 6. This research is an applied and quantitative research. The research data is obtained through survey and questionnaire distribution as well as field surveys. Physically, the main difference between the two is the degree of mixing of land uses. Therefore, assessing the suitability of mixing these two neighborhoods can be a good guide for urban planning in Baneh. The results show that the mixing of land uses in neighborhood 6 is more than neighborhood 5 and consequently the production of travel within neighborhoods of area 6 is more than area 5. Also, the rate of out-of-district trip production in neighborhood 5 with less user mixing was higher than the rate of out-of-district neighborhood 6 in terms of mixed use. Therefore, the main focus of planning in Neighborhood 5 should be to increase land mixing, and in Neighborhood 6, maintaining and enhancing land mix quality should be considered.
Mitra Azimi
Abstract
Both men and women deploy city spaces corresponding to their social roles and responsibilities. Since women have always been directly in contact with family and society, they should be considered at the center of attention in urban planning and construction. ...
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Both men and women deploy city spaces corresponding to their social roles and responsibilities. Since women have always been directly in contact with family and society, they should be considered at the center of attention in urban planning and construction. However, urban planning has been consolidated on the patriarchal implementations and understanding of men’s need. That is why urban policy makers believe that considering the gender equalities should be above all decision making for reshaping the cities. To address the issue, this article attempts to sheds light on the concepts of ‘understanding the needs of both men and women in construction of urban spaces’, ‘recognition of the crucial elements in women-friendly city’ and ‘elucidation of women’s role in urban planning. In doing so, both library research and deeds survey will be customized. Thereafter, according to the literature, the suitable theoretical framework will be adopted so that the strategies and the developmental attempts could be done.
