Rural tourism, a dynamic industry with a promising future, can play a key role in economic improvement of talented countries such as Iran. Abyaneh village is one of the best-known villages in both Iran and the world. The number of annual visitors of this ancient village is approximately 550,000 that is a considerable number. Within a short radius of Abyaneh there are five villages (Barz, Tare, ...

rural tourism, a dynamic industry with a promising future, can play a key role in economic improvement of talented countries such as iran. abyaneh village is one of the best-known villages in both iran and the world. the number of annual visitors of this ancient village is approximately 550,000 that is a considerable number. within a short radius of abyaneh there are five villages (barz, tare, ...

iran with 2500 years ancient culture has been the witness of many changes during the history.the natural context of these habitats has been the victim of some changes during the years, which have roots in people beliefs in each period. but the point which we understand by studding the context of different cultures in iran is, despite the changes in dominions and religions along the history iran...

In this paper we describe our development of an interactive touch tabletop user interface for a landscape design tool. The user interface provides a view of the data, which combines the affordances of a multi-touch tabletop display with a vertical screen for real-time feedback. While the table metaphor fits well with the concepts of a top down view of land-scape, approachable from any direction...

Analysis of landscape heritage and territorial transformations dedicated to its protection and preservation rely increasingly upon the contribution of integrated disciplines. In 2000 the European Landscape Convention established the necessity ‘to integrate landscape into its regional and town planning policies and in its cultural, environmental, agricultural, social and economic policies’. Such...

the form and morphology criteria are among  effective components in enhancement and improvement of urban environments and one of the features of successful urban spaces, is the way these criteria are arranged alongside each other especially at the visual landscape of an entrance space, because entrance of every place is the first and most important communication ring between the person and the ...

tall buildings despite their different features and impacts are just defined by their height. the main problem of defining tall buildings in cities in terms of urban landscape is that this definition does not have an appropriate relativity, and only includes the investigation of tall buildings based on their height. applying the criteria for locating, architecture and height of tall buildings i...

This study aims to assess the current understanding of landscape wind power facilities as renewable energy sources that supply sightseeing, tourism, and other opportunities. Therefore, social media data related experienced by visitors from different regions was analyzed. The analysis results showed common characteristics are based on scale facilities, distance between overlook points visual ope...

in today’s world the concept of “city” without effective landscape is out of imagination. being focal points for human life and activities, cities have to consider the structure and functions which are influenced by natural systems. in this regard, landscapes are inevitable parts of cities with an essential metabolic role. unlike most countries which don’t have to deal with water shortage as a ...