Evaluation of «awareness- analysis- action» of urban and regional development plans of Isfahan in facing the effects of climate change

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1 MSc, aculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Climate change is one of the most important challenges that humanity is facing in the 21st century, and as a potential threat, it has affected man-made and natural environments. As a result of climate change, cities may face serious problems in providing even the most basic services to their residents. According to various researches, climate change is happening in wide areas of the world, including Iran. The most natural hazards that have occurred in Isfahan province include drought and water scarcity, land subsidence, air pollution caused by the phenomenon of dust caused by climate change, and have brought economic, social and environmental problems. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt and reduce the effects and risks of climate change through political interventions at all levels of spatial planning. Using quantitative and qualitative content analysis method, 31 indicators in 10 dimensions and also in three components according to the analytical (A-A-A) approach have evaluated six urban and regional development plans in Isfahan in facing the effects of climate change. Three-point coding guidelines were used for scoring, and Friedman's non-parametric statistical test was used in SPSS software to rank them. The results of the research show that the Isfahan metropolitan area plan with 70.97%, the fourth five-year plan of the Isfahan Municipality with 57.26% and the spatial development of Isfahan province with 46.77% had the lowest exposure to the effects of climate change. Finally, the general evaluation of the development plans has shown that according to the analytical approach (A-A-A), they have a very low level of awareness, an average level of analytical ability and a limited action response to integrate issues and effects related to climate change at the local level. Therefore, the role of Isfahan development plans to seriously integrate climate change issues with other issues is still limited.

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  • Receive Date: 25 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 16 December 2023
  • Accept Date: 14 April 2024

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