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Abdi B. Contemporary Green Space: An Additional Appendix in Urban Development Programs; A Critique of the Quantitative Approach to Green Space Development. مکتب نقدنظر 2026; 1 (5) : 6
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university of tehran
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This research criticizes the quantitative approach that governs the development of urban green space in Iran; an approach that considers the increase in the area and per capita of green space as the main indicator of the success of green space development in urban management and pays less attention to its quality, identity, and adaptation to the spatial context. The main issue is the formation of non-place-based green spaces that, despite their quantitative expansion, are ineffective at responding to residents' social, cultural, and environmental needs and lack the necessary sustainability. The research question is: what are the place-making components of the traditional Iranian green landscape, and how can the shortcomings of the non-place-based approach be explained by comparing it with contemporary green space? The research aims to identify the characteristics of place-based green landscapes and to provide a framework for improving the quality of urban green space. The research method is based on a comparative analysis between the characteristics of contemporary green space and traditional Iranian green landscape. Contemporary green spaces, created by treating spatial capacities and residents' needs as a single function for recreation and leisure, lack meaningful connection to residents' historical mentality and collective memories and require continuous maintenance due to their incompatibility with environmental conditions. The traditional green landscape, grounded in social participation, fair distribution, connection to local identity, and multifunctionality, plays an active role in shaping a sense of place and sustainability. As a result, shifting from quantitative to qualitative development and paying attention to spatial capacities are conditions for the revival of a place-making urban green landscape.
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Received: 2026/01/29 | Accepted: 2026/02/23 | Published: 2026/03/1
Received: 2026/01/29 | Accepted: 2026/02/23 | Published: 2026/03/1
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