Evalua
Evaluation of Sahand New Town Based on Sustainability
Indicators
Mahsa Faramarzi
Asli1*, Mohammad Amin Khojasteh Ghamari2
1. Department of
Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2. Department
Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran, and Payame
noor university of Iran, Tabriz - Member of Young Researchers Club of Tabriz,
Iran
Email:[email protected]
Abstract: Urban
population has been increasing and it is estimated to reach 70%of the total
population in the world by the year 2050. The construction of new towns is
performed in order to meet the needs such as absorbing the population overflow,
providing dwellings and many other factors; but their origin is not considered
based on sustainability Indicators during urban sustainable development
process. Iran’s new towns tend towards unsustainability due to reasons such as
inexact determination of new towns’ legal position, not defining resources for
providing building costs, inconsistency and lack of cooperation among different
organizations, also lack of infrastructural facilities, and decision-makers and
town-builders’ lack of planning in regard to different aspects of
sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to investigate Sahand new town
success rate based on urban sustainability Indicators. The research method is
field and analytical methods. In this paper, sustainability Indicators are
selected in seven perspectives, and while evaluating based on these
perspectives, proper and effective strategies for sustainable development of
Sahand new town determined and introduced for future projects. Research results
show that Sahand new town is in very weak environmental sustainability, in
medium level of social sustainability, and the subsidies removal and Maskan
Mehr (Mehr Housing) plans have been effective in economic sustainability.
[Mahsa
Faramarzi Asli, Mohammad Amin Khojasteh Ghamari. Evaluation of Sahand New Town Based on
Sustainability Indicators. Life
Sci J 2013;10(4s):324-330]
(ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 48
Keywords: Sustainability Indicators, Sustainable Development,
Urban Sustainability, Iran’s New-Built Towns, Sahand New Town.
