integratedanalysis ofurban landscape fragmentation (case study: historical-religiouscity of ray)

landscape fragmentation has threatened the landscape continuity of ray which was maintainedfrom prehistoric times until recent decades. from 19th century that tehran sprawl growth affected ray’slandscape as a satellite city of tehran, ray experienced rapid landscape fragmentation and underwent manychanges. in order to cope with the threat, the process of changes from landscape fragmentation should bestudied. for this purpose, integrated approach was applied to assess landscape fragmentation. landscapefragmentation is analyzed based on physical and quantitative evaluation using landscape metrics and perceptualand quantitative evaluation through an in-depth interview with natives. the results have cleared an image ofthe structural changes and also great change of people’s perception during the time. based on the results, ray’slandscape is structurally fragmented, but native do not perceive it. this is while people perceive landscapefunctional fragmentation. this inconsistent perception of landscape has caused the native’s dissatisfactionabout their living place. with the prepared image of landscape fragmentation in the city of ray, city managers,designers, and planners will be able to deal with rapid changes and preserve landscape continuity of ray.