Environmental sustainability in cities by biophilic city approach: a case study of Tehran. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ziari, Keramatollah; Pourahmad, Ahmad; Fotouhi Mehrabani, Bagher; Hosseini, Ali
• Is Part Of: International journal of urban sciences. Volume 22:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 486
• Page End: 516
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Biophilic city -- environmental attitude -- environmental sustainability -- DEMATEL-ANP -- Tehran; Cities and towns -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Cities and towns -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Cities and towns; Urban ecology (Sociology); Pacific Area; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 307.7609505
• DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2018.1425153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2161-6779

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Pollution (air, water, soil, etc.), waste management, and biodiversity depletion are the most important environmental problems of Tehran city. This paper considers the biophilic urbanism as a complementary approach alongside the other strategies and plans to promote the environmental sustainability in Tehran city. In this research, we used D'ANP method to determine the influential and importance weight of indicators and dimensions. The result showed that biophilic institutions and governance, and biophilic infrastructure and conditions are the influencing dimensions, whereas the biophilic attitude and knowledge, and biophilic activity are the affected dimensions. Also, results showed that 'percentage of population engaged in nature restoration and volunteer efforts, priority given to environmental education, Priority given to nature conservation and education by local government, adoption of green building and planning codes and adoption of a local biodiversity action plan or strategy' are the most important indicators among the indicators respectively. In general, this paper concludes that the biophilic planning and designing increase the environmental attitude and knowledge of citizens, and enhanced environmental attitude and knowledge lead to environmental behaviour modification and green lifestyle of citizens and thus environmental sustainability.