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Received: 2024/12/27 | Accepted: 2025/04/9 | Published: 2025/08/23
Received: 2024/12/27 | Accepted: 2025/04/9 | Published: 2025/08/23
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Jafarizadeh R, Abdulahzadeh Taraf A, Haqhlesan M, Saghafi Asl A. Components of Biophilic Urban Design in District 22 of Tehran. GeoRes 2025; 40 (3) :193-202
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1- Department of Urban Engineering, Tabriz Center (T.C.), Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2- Department of Architecture and Urban Engineering, Ilkhchi Center (I.C.), Islamic Azad University, Ilkhchi, Iran
2- Department of Architecture and Urban Engineering, Ilkhchi Center (I.C.), Islamic Azad University, Ilkhchi, Iran
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Aims: Biophilic urban design can enhance citizens' mental and physical health, increase biodiversity, and mitigate the negative impacts of urban development. This study aimed to identify the factors influencing the design of a biophilic city in District 22 of Tehran.
Methodology: The current descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2024-2025 in district 22 of Tehran. This research began with a review of the literature and documentary studies to examine the global background of similar research and identify related components and criteria. In-depth interviews were then conducted with experts in various fields, such as urban planners, architects, psychologists, and other specialists, to explore hidden aspects of the biophilic city concept. Following this, the Delphi method was employed to prioritize and achieve expert consensus. A questionnaire was designed based on the interview findings and distributed in District 22 of Tehran. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods such as regression and Pearson correlation. Finally, data analysis was performed using factor analysis with the AMOS 28 software.
Findings: Some factors such as social vitality, economic dynamism, green transportation, and environmental sustainability significantly influenced achieving a biophilic city in District 22 of Tehran. These factors explained changes in the dependent variable of the biophilic city with high adjusted R² coefficients ranging from 0.6 to 0.8. Among the indicators, environmental sustainability (path coefficient=0.831) and social vitality (total impact=0.541) played the most prominent roles. A strong positive correlation was confirmed between indicators such as time spent in nature, social participation, and the use of green transportation with a biophilic city, while indicators like pedestrian path per capita and the number of bicycle stations had moderate correlations. These findings underscore the importance of integrated and interdisciplinary approaches in urban design and management to develop biophilic cities.
Conclusion: The studied indicators have a high capacity to explain changes related to the biophilic city concept.
Methodology: The current descriptive analytical study was conducted in 2024-2025 in district 22 of Tehran. This research began with a review of the literature and documentary studies to examine the global background of similar research and identify related components and criteria. In-depth interviews were then conducted with experts in various fields, such as urban planners, architects, psychologists, and other specialists, to explore hidden aspects of the biophilic city concept. Following this, the Delphi method was employed to prioritize and achieve expert consensus. A questionnaire was designed based on the interview findings and distributed in District 22 of Tehran. The collected data were analyzed using statistical methods such as regression and Pearson correlation. Finally, data analysis was performed using factor analysis with the AMOS 28 software.
Findings: Some factors such as social vitality, economic dynamism, green transportation, and environmental sustainability significantly influenced achieving a biophilic city in District 22 of Tehran. These factors explained changes in the dependent variable of the biophilic city with high adjusted R² coefficients ranging from 0.6 to 0.8. Among the indicators, environmental sustainability (path coefficient=0.831) and social vitality (total impact=0.541) played the most prominent roles. A strong positive correlation was confirmed between indicators such as time spent in nature, social participation, and the use of green transportation with a biophilic city, while indicators like pedestrian path per capita and the number of bicycle stations had moderate correlations. These findings underscore the importance of integrated and interdisciplinary approaches in urban design and management to develop biophilic cities.
Conclusion: The studied indicators have a high capacity to explain changes related to the biophilic city concept.
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