in today’s world, one of the cities’ major challenges is the crisis of the built environment quality. as the urban design group discussed, urban management (local authorities) actors are kind of urban designers who unconsciously affect the quality of urban environment by their decisions. non-formal education and in-service training programs are effective methods to qualify staff for making deci...

since, in the same vein as public spaces, urban green spaces play a significant role in establishing social interactions in the iranian cities, security concerns need to be taken more seriously in such places than other social environments, the insufficiency of which could diminish their functional capacity. this could in turn lead to a source of subsequent difficulties in urban spaces. therefo...

Due to the change of lifestyle and improvement of public health the number of aged people has considerably increased. Considering the relationship of the environment and people, the built environment features could exacerbate or facilitate the elderly people’s vulnerability and social needs. Recently, a large number of studies have put emphasis on the relationship between the neighborhood...

Paying attention to the spatial placement of the elements (man-made or natural) based on the landscape pattern and ecological processes in urban design would have a considerable impact on both human and the nature. In a way that the discords in the placement of patchs in respect to each other, or in respect to visual corridors and urban matrixes lead to the unwanted results in the cities. The e...

Efficient delivery and precision provision of urban public services concern quality of urban life and urban sustainability. Amid much debate regarding citizen assessments as a policy tool of public services, this study examines the validity of citizen assessments through user assessments of urban green spaces (UGSs) in Guangzhou, China. Users can distinguish the qualities of UGS across the dime...

After the inscription of Historic City Yazd on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2017, number tourists visiting increased. The area is formed several neighborhoods. This study aims to propose a conservation plan for oldest, Shah Abul-Ghasem Neighborhood, using urban design qualities suggested by Golkar. based field survey neighborhood was carried out such way that items related were photographed ...

This article explores the qualitative and quantitative values that influenced urban form of an renewal project. The site was explored in 1950s when it built as public housing, during its process 2010–2015, based on private money. conclusions will focus need to change mechanism order incorporate all needs neighborhood keep resilience over time. evaluation be demonstrated case study ‘Haviva Reich...

The article considers the possibilities of language spatial forms that express various emotional states. design urban-resort environment Sochi becomes a carrier certain mood, which makes it figuratively significant. Through cognitive mechanisms, person is included in dialogue reading environmental text and allusions, symbols, metaphors contained it, etc. In an ecological design, mechanism synth...

In this paper, we first argue that "experiential quality" and "Quality of Experience" are synonymous concepts, bridging the gap of quality assessment between design and storytelling with multimedia systems. We then survey the literature where experiential qualities play a significant role in interaction design and storytelling. Finally, we summarize the available measurements of experiential qu...