Urban Design, Medicine and the need for systematic and evidence-based procedures for urban designers

Razzaghi-Asl, Sina; Zarei, Neda

doi:10.1057/udi.2013.17

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“…The stable city has lesser energy consumption and fewer wastes with controlled pollutions. 11 Prioritization for recycling of buildings, places, infrastructures, and an environment is one the defensible principles mentioned by Oscar New man; in other words, by control of strangers and consequently by being secured from risk of crime. While this action may be efficient in prevention from crime, it may potentially increase social segregations and monopolies (exclusions) 15 The economic factor is the paramount factor in creating types of uses and functions.…”

Section: Sustainability and Its Conceptmentioning

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The Role of Physical-Visual Identity Architectural Elements of Historical Neighbourhoods as Factors for Their Sustainability

Hanachi

Moghimi

2017

Curr. World Environ

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Historic fabric of cities with ancient backgrounds possess high potentials and it must be reclaimed along with paying attention to flexible bases of localism. Urban dwellers, with wide requirements in recent times are seeking for satisfaction in such historical places. Urban historical areas should meet the public values within cultural frameworks and aesthetic experience. Every city consists of material and spiritual values, which are formed in a physical space as a precious asset, so identifying these values and making them into identity elements need a comprehensive plan based on the city’s cultural and historical background. Therefore, disparity in designing and building new buildings near old texture, makes disparity in city perspective and causes lack of identity. Methodology of this research based on qualitative analysis with case study of Imamzadeh Yahya in region 12 of Tehran metropolitan city ,for collecting information and data using library, literature review and interview with expert Then, the SWOT analysis matrix was used for data analysis and presentation of neighbourhoods as factors in heritage areas in Imamzadeh Yahya. This paper explores physical-visual elements related to city perspective and people’s perception. This paper is of relevance because the city perspective and people’s perception have a significant role around the quality component of historical urban fabric in making a desirable visual identity. Our case study is the surroundings of the historical neighbourhood of Imamzade Yahya in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

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Section: Sustainability and Its Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Physical-Visual Identity Architectural Elements of Historical Neighbourhoods as Factors for Their Sustainability

Hanachi

Moghimi

2017

Curr. World Environ

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“…Evidence-Based Design (EBD) strategies have been popularly employed to bring scientific evidence and approaches to the decision-making process, especially in the field of healthcare design where the physical environment needs to be optimally designed to improve safety, promote efficiency, and enhance sustainability (Berry et al, 2004). EBD has also been applied beyond healthcare environments to further consider the effect of the overall urban design and outdoor places on patient’s clinical outcomes and care quality (Razzaghi-asl & Zarei, 2014; Shukor et al, 2012). Given the increasing evidence that access to nature and outdoor environments can promote patients’ health and well-being, EBD has been applied in the field of landscape architecture, such as evidence-based playground design (Refshauge et al, 2013) and therapeutic landscape design at healthcare facilities (Shukor et al, 2012).…”

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Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria

Lee

Zhong

Lee

et al. 2023

HERD

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Background: Many countries and communities in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from inadequate access to healthcare and healthy lifestyles as reflected in their high mortality and morbidity rates. Large-scale interventions like the medical city project presented in this article are necessary to address the significant health burdens faced by populations in this region. Objectives: This article shows how evidence-based approaches and multisectoral partnerships guided the development of the 327-acre Medical City master plan in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. This is envisioned to be the first-of-its-kind medical city in this medically underserved “healthcare desert.” Methods: The five-phased, seven-year (2013–2020) master planning process was guided by the overarching design framework of “sustainable one health” along with its 11 objectives and 64 performance measures. The data/evidence used to guide the planning decision-making process came from case studies, literature reviews, stakeholder interviews, and on-site investigations. Results: The outcome of this project is a comprehensive medical city master plan that includes a self-contained, mixed-use community anchored by a hospital and a primary healthcare village. This medical city provides access to the full range of healthcare services (e.g., curative-to-preventive, traditional-to-alternative) and is supported by multimodal transportation systems and extensive green infrastructure. Conclusions: This project offers theoretical and practical insights on “designing for health” in a frontier market while responding to the complex local contexts that present many unique challenges and opportunities. Those insights provide useful lessons for researchers and professionals interested in promoting health and healthcare services in healthcare deserts.

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“…Moving from the global context, the national research scene also has shown little interest in the subject of community gardens with related studies revolving around the evaluation of the suitability of Iranian historical gardens for modern urban agriculture (Khalilnezhad and Tobias, 2016;Amani-Beni et al, 2021;Khalilnezhad et al, 2021), while exploring the current community gardens and their associated attributes have been neglected. In fact, identifying the real socio-economic status of neighborhoods and their associated community gardens needs an evidence-based and experimental study in which all parameters can be examined through data collection and synthesis (Razzaghi-asl and Zarei, 2014).…”

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The spatial distribution of urban community gardens and their associated socio-economic status in Tehran, Iran

Asl¹,

Azadgar²

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Urban community gardens are a type of green space presenting a diverse role in urban systems. They can also be beneficial for solving the matter of food insecurity by providing self-sufficiency and resilience in low-income communities and increasing the continuity of agricultural activities. Even though plenty of research has been conducted around community gardens, there is a noticeable research gap concerning case studies in different geographic contexts, especially in the Middle East. This paper in response to the said gap aims at mapping the spatial distribution of community gardens and their socio-economic attributes in Tehran, Iran. A methodology consisting of semi-structured interviews, qualitative and descriptive analysis along with tools such as ArcGIS was employed and secondary data were obtained from various sources such as the Tehran statistical yearbook of the year 2020. The results demonstrate that currently there are a total of 26 community gardens in Tehran and they run based on governmental funds and support with a strong educational motive backing them up. There is also an evident geographical distribution imbalance in terms of gardens placement with them mostly being present in the southern part of the city, while in the northern districts the idea of community gardens has almost been nonexistent. Only districts 22, 8, and 7 among northern districts in Tehran have community gardens. In the southern part, district 19 includes the majority of gardens having seven in total. In short, gardens are mainly placed in areas with lower average land prices, median household income, and higher education graduates.

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Urban Design, Medicine and the need for systematic and evidence-based procedures for urban designers

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

The Role of Physical-Visual Identity Architectural Elements of Historical Neighbourhoods as Factors for Their Sustainability

The Role of Physical-Visual Identity Architectural Elements of Historical Neighbourhoods as Factors for Their Sustainability

Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria

The spatial distribution of urban community gardens and their associated socio-economic status in Tehran, Iran

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