AN IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH TO SPATIAL PLANNING IN IRAN CASE STUDY: THE SOUTH ALBORZ MACROREGION

Authors

  • Masoud Taghvaei Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN
  • Hasan Beik SHAKHESPAJOUH RESEARCH INSTITUTE ISFAHAN IRAN
  • Nader Zali UNIVERSITY OF GILAN IRAN
  • Mitra Kasaei SHAKHESPAJOUH RESEARCH INSTITUTE ISFAHAN IRAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i3.294

Keywords:

Implementation approach, spatial planning, South Alborz Macroregion (Iran), MICMAC software

Abstract

Despite being in existence for over seven decades, spatial planning policies in Iran have not been implemented and no serious volition to adopt their general approaches was observed. This study identifies the effective factors of the spatial planning implementation approach in the macroregion around south Alborz. By adopting the Delphi technique, a cross-impact matrix and data analysis using MICMAC software, the impact of these factors on the non-implementation of spatial planning in Iran was investigated. The results show that the existence of a central planning system, the dominance of economic and sectoral planning, the lack of integrated land-planning system are among the effective factors in the spatial planning approach in Iran. Therefore, suitable solutions to eliminate the drawbacks are proposed.

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Published

2017-11-11

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Taghvaei, M., Beik, H., Zali, N., & Kasaei, M. (2017). AN IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH TO SPATIAL PLANNING IN IRAN CASE STUDY: THE SOUTH ALBORZ MACROREGION. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i3.294

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Vol. 15 (2017): PLANNING MALAYSIA JOURNAL : Volume 15, Issue 3, 2017

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