Aims:
The main purpose of the Journal of Urban Ecological Research is the development of urban, geographical and interdisciplinary research aimed at balanced, comprehensive and holistic development that promotes the development of all cities and settlements of our beloved Islamic homeland of Iran in line with national goals and policies. Have an opinion. With the hope that in the near future we will see healthy, human-oriented, eco-oriented, culture-oriented, justice-oriented and suitable and worthy human beings of the divine caliph on earth.
Scope:
Eco-City, Sustainable City Model
The increase in the dAevelopment process of cities with the patterns emanating from the industrial revolution period has had no result except the destruction of resources and environmental pollution and the increase of social, cultural and economic problems of societies. Unfortunately, today's people are faced with the phenomenon of uncontrolled expansion of cities, urbanization without considering the culture of urbanization, the instability of cities and the instability of the surrounding areas. All of this has caused the concepts of sustainable development, especially sustainable urban development, to be emphasized day by day, and new development patterns based on environmental protection, development sustainability, preservation of cultural-historical values and attention to the needs of future generations by learning from The performance of the past should be presented.
One of the most recent topics in this field is the ecological city or eco-city, which has been raised after the topics of sustainable city, green city and healthy city. In 1998, the Commission for Sustainable Urban Development of the European Union decided to build exemplary urban eco-projects.
Therefore, the approach of conducting urban ecology researches becomes important to realize the goals of urban ecology. These researches should be carried out in all fields and geographical disciplines, according to the goals of creating the urban ecosystem and emphasizing the ecological (indigenous), cultural, historical, and social and economic features of the society, so that it can provide urban ecosystem planners with strategies. , to introduce specific patterns and indicators of the urban ecosystem in different geographical environments.
What Are the Duties of Urban Planners?
- Integrating the principles of environmental planning with the principles of national and environmental management
- Providing a solution to spend efficient costs in order to improve the quality of the environment with the serious participation of people
- Directing economic growth within the framework of environmental goals for urban centers and suburbs and urban catchment areas
- Outline program viability, encouraging incremental impact through iteration
- Focusing on medium-sized cities that have regional economic centers and their environmental crisis should be taken into consideration
- Emphasizing the cultural and historical identity of the people
The Axes of the Magazine:
Ecological City and Sustainable Urban Development
Sustainable development is a new concept of scientific development, which not only requires us to change the concept of economic development but also to change the concept of social development. City development as a social development and economic development is an important embodiment of the process of sustainable development, as well as achieving The concept is innovation.
The ecological environment of the city is a very important part of its development and its changes have a huge impact on the development and survival of humans. The concept of the city ecosystem covers the ecological environment of the city, using the principle of sustainable development and the basic principles of ecological economy as a method to promote the changes of the urban economy to adapt the development to the quality of the urban environment and promote the comprehensive development of the city's abilities to achieve socio-economic development. It is stable.
The fundamental principles of ecological city construction
Sustainable Development
Balanced humanistic development
Balanced development in ecological, social and economic benefits
Economic development and simultaneous protection of the environment
Emphasis on the principle of the driving force of innovation in local conditions
General planning with regard to development
The main elements of the construction and compromise of any ecological system;
Clean Energy
Reducing the consumption of fossil fuels
Conservation of environmental resources
Emphasis on culture and national identity
Social cultural development and lifestyle modification
Social justice
Emphasis on public transportation and transit-oriented routes
Emphasis on green space
Reducing the distance and preventing cities from expanding
Proper distribution of urban population
Regionalization of the Ecological Function of the Urban Economy;
In general, the ecological city can be divided into the following areas according to economic performance:
1- Human Ecological Area: an area that mainly reflects the concept of urban culture. Every city should have its human ecological areas and pay attention to the protection of historical and cultural heritage, in various ways, in the sense of achieving a rich urban culture and promoting the integration of natural, historical, and cultural perspectives and its sustainable use.
2- Ecological Agricultural Development Zone: Ecological agricultural development is generally concentrated in the suburbs, which is the human ecological zone in the outer part of the city to establish the ecological agricultural development zone, and on the other hand, reduce the pressure on the urban environment and promote the balance of the city environment. And eliminating part of the city's pollution, and on the other hand, developing ecological agriculture through urban areas, brings economic growth and ecological agriculture.
3- Ecological and Economic Coordination and Development Areas: ecological and economic coordination and development of areas of economic development and prosperity