Authors
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Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar,
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DEPARTMENT OF URBAN PLANNING ,FACULTY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE,UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN
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Master`s degree graduate in Urban Planning from the University of Mazandaran
10.22080/tmhr.2026.31323.1125
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to measure and analyze the environmental and physical effects of urban development and occupations formed in the Feshm River area.
Methodology: The research method is based on a descriptive-analytical approach and two documentary and survey methods have been used in the process of collecting data and information. In the documentary section, based on library studies and research history, and available and accessible data and information, we classified the indicators for measuring the effects of urban development in the Feshm River area into two main environmental and physical criteria and in the form of six sub-criteria: river water quality, native vegetation and wildlife and natural habitats, intensification of local climate changes, access to the river and the quality of the urban landscape and furniture, physical resilience of the city against natural hazards, especially floods, and compatibility of the changes in use formed in the river area with the main role and function of the city and the region. In the field and survey studies section, we also observed, interviewed, collected field data, and then reviewed and analyzed the data and information obtained. Finally, by extracting the possibilities, opportunities, limitations, and threats of the study area in the form of a SOWT table, strategies and solutions were proposed to revitalize the Feshm River and reduce the effects of urban development in the riverbank. Findings: The findings show that over the past two decades, the level of residential land use in the riverbank has increased more than fivefold, which has led to a 57% reduction in native vegetation and green space in the riverbank, a decrease in public access to the river, and the quality of the landscape and urban furniture, and the transformation of this public and population-attracting space into a semi-private and private space.
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