Quarterly Journals of Urban and Regional Development Planning

Abstract For many years in developed countries and even countries in South East
Asia, attempts have been made to promote the principles of sustainable and
active transportation oriented to walking and cycling among people. In order
to increase the safety of cycling and walking, these countries have prepared
special routes which in addition to the beauty index, they promote and
encourage cycling. Although a bit late, this project has been implemented in
various cities of Iran. People of Kashan like the inhabitants of the ancient
cities of Iran have a long history in the use of bicycles. Nowadays that the
uses of motor vehicles have created many problems; studying the role of the
bicycles in urban transportation system seems necessary. The aim of this
study was to investigate the barriers to cycling and effective factors in the
using growth of it in Kashan. After library studying and literature review,
our data was collected by survey using a questionnaire and were analyzed

Abstract Since the early decades of the 90th century the use of measuring
indicators and evaluating the performance of programs and projects of
government agencies have been rebounded and also urban management is
not deprived of this wave. Urban management by shaping and managing
space, attempts to raise the citizen’s welfare and achieving sustainable
development in neighborhoods, therefore performance assessment, becomes
one of the basic principle management tools for achieving the goals,
strategies and programs and a way to evaluate people’s satisfaction.

Abstract Of all the issues related to sustainable cities, urban transportation is a
priority issue. Transportation is a central issue in our lives and also a serious
problem that we are faced with. Since the historical and ancient context of
the center of the most cities, which is the home to ancient and treasured
elements just like as the identity and background of the citizens, is faced
with physical, social and economic problems. besides fast and easily
physical and visual access to this part of town can improve the
environmental quality indicators; Therefore, paying attention to new urban
policies considering transport planning, through access on foot, bike and
public transport seem necessary. Considering the necessity of stabilization of
transportation in the historical context to enhance environmental quality

Abstract The informal settlements in Iran, like many other developing countries,
is a manifestation of the growing spatial inequalities and increasing poverty
in the cities. Of this way of living we can refer to the northern parts of Tabriz
that is rapidly expanding with its own mechanisms. Therefore the purpose of
this paper is the assessment of social poverty in the northern suburban
marginalized regions of Tabriz and then comparing it with Tabriz city. The
present analysis as a descriptive one is applied with quantitative method. The
statistical population is marginalized of the northern regions of Tabriz in
2011. Research data is extracted from the General Population and Housing
Census in 2011 of Statistical Center of Iran.

Abstract This research examines the urban spatial inequality in Tehran. For this
purpose, distribution of economic, social and space desirability indices and
the relationships among them were studied. These indices will be calculated
with secondary analysis of detailed results of Iran National Population and
Housing and reports on price of land and rental price of residential buildings
in 1996, 2006 and 2011 based on Morris Level Processing. These results
indicate that the distribution of the space desirability index has significant
relationships with the distribution of social and economic indices as these
relationships are confirmed in all three census. Although the distributions of
economic and social indices become more balanced over the 15 years,
significant change doesn’t occur in the distribution of space desirability
index. In contrast, in 1996, 2006 and 2011, the correlation between social
index and space desirability index exceeds the correlation between economic
index and space desirability index. This indicates the social index’s
increasing of influence on space desirability.

Abstract Due to the vast dimensions of losses and casualties caused by
earthquakes in urban areas and needs for immediate action during crisis,
make the manipulating remote sensing technique necessary to identify
damaged houses and crisis management. This research compared techniques
by using remote sensing techniques, such as qualitative assessment of
damage (visual interpretation) and quantitative estimates of losses (changes
detection, band subtraction, spectral reflectance profile analysis) with case
study of Bam earthquake. The visual interpretation method showed that
among all studied buildings, 47% were completely destroyed, 30% partially
destroyed, and 23% remained intact.

Abstract The public sphere is a phenomenon that implies processes and Spaces of
free social communications which are equal in regard of political aspect and
simultaneously independent. The public sphere is recognized as a territory of
social life where individuals can debate freely matters of interests. A
territory in which differences can be brought up and solved through logical
discussion, without referring to dogmatism or the traditional orders issued by
conventions.
The main component of the formation of public sphere is participation.
The social capital component seems crucial for formation of sustainable
participation in the public sphere. A capital that provides mutual trust for
taking part in the discussion, and consequently it makes the agreement
possible.
This paper studies Neshat Park in Kerman city with case study and by
using two methods of observation and questioner to measure the social
capital and indices of human city as a proper platform for social sustainable
interaction. It displays how the proper public physical space is crucial for
realization of the basic aspects of the public sphere.