Urbanization development in Iran has caused increasing critical problems, with the result that there is a need to review urban planning in this country. This article aims to explore the impact of biophilic planning on liveability, with special focus on the role of nature as part of society. The study was done in Hashtgerd, an Iranian new town, where an environmental analysis showed that this town can be developed on the West, North and North-West, due to the natural potential of the area.Based on the literature review and content analysis (selective coding), components of biophilic planning and liveability of new towns have been identified and used to test the opinions of 382 residents in Hashtgerd on biophilic planning and liveability of a new town in Iran. The data from the questionnaire were collected and processed, using SPSS software. The final dependent and independent variables were identified and analysed. Correlation coefficients in the regression analysis were used to analyse the effects on each other between the identified dependent and independent variables.According to the results and findings, urban management (a component of biophilic planning) has the biggest effect in achieving liveable cities. The outcome of the study is crucial for construction and urban planning team members, clients and environmentalists. Another reason, that is particularly relevant to developing countries, is the natural potential and related industries to create beneficial social and economic impacts.
Keywords: Biophilic planning, liveability, new town, Iran
"BIOPHILIC" BEPLANNING, 'N NUWE BENADERING IN DIE BEREIKING VAN BEWOONBARE STEDE IN NUWE DORPE VAN IRAN -HASHTGERD GEVALLESTUDIEDie ontwikkeling van verstedeliking in Iran het groeiende kritieke probleme veroorsaak en dit het nodig geword om 'n oorsig oor stadsbeplanning in hierdie land te kry. Die doel van hierdie artikel is om die impak van "biophilic" beplanning op leefbaarheid, met spesiale fokus op die rol van die natuur as deel van die samelewing, te verken. Die studie is gedoen in Hashtgerd, 'n Iraanse nuwe dorp omdat omgewingsanalises getoon het dat hierdie dorp in die Weste, Noorde en Noordweste ontwikkel kan word as gevolg van sy natuurlike vermoëns.Gebaseer op die literatuurstudie en inhoudsontleding (selektiewe kodering) is komponente van "biophilic" beplanning en leefbaarheid van nuwe dorpe geïdentifiseer en gebruik om die opinies van 382 inwoners in Hasthgerd oor "biophilic" beplanning en leefbaarheid van 'n nuwe dorp in Iran te toets. Nadat die data verkry uit die vraelyste versamel en verwerk is deur middel van SPSS sagteware, is die finale afhanklike en onafhanklike veranderlikes geïdentifiseer en ontleed. Korrelasiekoeffisiënte in die regressie-analise is gebruik om die uitwerking op mekaar tussen die geïdentifiseerde afhanklike en onafhanklike veranderlikes te ontleed.Volgens die resultate en bevindinge, het stedelike bestuur (komponent van "biophilic" beplanning) die grootste effek om 'n bewoonbare stad te verwerklik. Die uitkoms van die st...
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