desired physical form of cities has been noticeable since the beginning of urbanization, from old patterns of early civilizations to the latest urbanism’s theories, which offered to build better cities. the opinions in recent decades have expressed that compact physical form of cities is a better form than sprawl form to achieve urban sustainability. the form of the city is the embodiment of it...

Sustainable settlement is one of the key constituents of sustainable development, and sustainable urban development can be defined in this framework. Emergence of sustainable development as a commonly-used phrase has caused several controversies about urban forms. Today’s urban form is known as a source of environmental problems. Undoubtedly, this phrase has persuaded many of researchers to sea...

this paper examines the structure and form of the alley spaces in kampala central businessdistrict, with purpose to examine their uses, and the potential for urban renewal. the study employed multiplemethodological approaches and procedures including document review, case study approaches and analysis anddeduction of empirical findings, and explanation building. the study findings reveal that a...

Desired physical form of cities has been noticeable since the beginning of urbanization, from old patterns of early civilizations to the latest urbanism’s theories, which offered to build better cities. The opinions in recent decades have expressed that compact physical form of cities is a better form than sprawl form to achieve urban sustainability. The form of the city is the embodiment of it...

recent increased islamic awakening in many muslim societies, have given a momentum to rise of contextual necessity for islamic culture. as religion and way of life, islam framed in city. city morphology according to islamic ideology has brought interest to the discussion among the specialists and professionals involved in muslim world for many decades, particularly in iran. this goal can be ach...

abstract urban management forms (model) are a key and important factor on characteristics of urban governance. study of literature and other country’s experience suggest application of various form of urban management and government that each have own specification, legal and administrative characteristics. in iran, in spite of 100 years record in establishing municipalities, there is not any l...

urban form has undergone tremendous changes throughout history. these changes have stemmed from various causes. technology has been one of the most influential forces in changing the face of cities, leaving different marks on the city form. in fact, technology has gained an increasingly more important and integrative role in bringing changes to the urban form. in addition, recent plethora of de...