Evaluating the effects of urban planning dimensions on sustainable buildings using the system dynamics method (case study: Qaenat city)

Amini, Marziah; Davari, Seyedeh Elham; Rezaei Arefi, Mohsen; Moulai Qalichi, Mohammad

doi:10.22034/jspr.2024.2037448.1078

Evaluating the effects of urban planning dimensions on sustainable buildings using the system dynamics method (case study: Qaenat city)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Marziah Amini ¹

Seyedeh Elham Davari ¹

Mohsen Rezaei arefi ²

Mohammad Moulai Qalichi ³

¹ PhD in Geography and Urban Planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Assistant professor, Department of Geography Education, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant professor of Geography and urban planning, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/jspr.2024.2037448.1078

Abstract

The use of fossil fuels as the main source of energy and the resulting environmental concerns are the most challenging issues of the 21st century. In the meantime, buildings consume about 40% of the total energy produced worldwide. In most cities of Iran, especially in desert areas with rich architecture, such as Qaenat city, unstable forms of newly built structures have caused serious damage to the stable appearance of these cities. In this research, the role of the factors affecting urban planning based on sustainable buildings in the Qaenat city has been investigated using the dynamic system method in order to identify the factors affecting sustainable urban development and the type of their impact on each of them. In this regard, after studying the background of the research and extracting some components of the model, from interviews with 17 active members of architecture companies and university professors in the fields of architecture and renewable energy production, to investigate the role of factors affecting urban planning. Then these identified factors were analyzed using a quantitative method and using a dynamic system. The modeling method used in this research includes four stages, which are: qualitative modeling, quantitative modeling, model testing, and testing. In this research, Vensim PLE 7.3.5 software is used to simulate the dynamic model. The findings indicate that urban planning factors in the city are divided into five categories, including transportation, social, cultural, economic and energy sustainability and urban environment. The results have shown that sustainable buildings have direct effects on the components of a sustainable city. These buildings are very effective in reducing pollution, producing clean energy and improving the urban landscape.

Keywords

Urban planning

Sustainable buildings

System dynamics method

Energy sustainability

Qaenat city

20.1001.1.30606985.1403.8.30.1.5

Subjects

Urban planning

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