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Alipour Tabrizi A. From Global Knowledge to Indigenous Concerns: A Critique of Urban Planning Education in Iran. مکتب نقدنظر 2025; 1 (1) :24-29
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Ph.D. Candidate of Urban Planning, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Living in high-quality cities depends on educating efficient urban planners. Efficiency, in this context, refers to those influential actors in the fields of theory and practice who, while benefiting from up-to-date knowledge, are concerned about and contribute to the local context. Since educating efficient urban planners passes through the current urban planning education in the country, this paper analyzes this issue in the Iranian local context. Since the introduction of urban planning as a discipline in Iran, educational institutions have focused on training specialists based on global scientific (value-free) principles. On the one hand, global trends of accumulating science and public policy increasingly emphasize local capacities; on the other hand, Iran's comprehensive scientific map also highlights the indigenous development of the arts and humanities while adapting disciplines to real national needs. This paper demonstrates that Iran’s urban planning education, to be context-efficient, should initially focus on equipping itself with comprehensive global urban planning knowledge to articulate and produce scientific outputs. Simultaneously, education in this field must acquire a proper understanding of the local context (needs, opportunities, and constraints) and address the design of contents and procedures that are relevant and responsive by precisely identifying local problems and needs. The ultimate goal is to establish and consolidate indigenous and up-to-date knowledge, skills, and insights continuously evaluated through a defined process.
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Received: 2025/06/29 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/07/1
Received: 2025/06/29 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/07/1
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