Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach
Given the recent challenges faced by urban and rural areas in Iran, it is anticipated that these regions will encounter significant uncertainties and critical issues in the coming years. Addressing land use and mitigating the challenges associated with urban and rural development necessitates a thor...
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| description | Given the recent challenges faced by urban and rural areas in Iran, it is anticipated that these regions will encounter significant uncertainties and critical issues in the coming years. Addressing land use and mitigating the challenges associated with urban and rural development necessitates a thorough identification of these issues, followed by strategic planning aimed at alleviating their impact. This research adopts a futuristic perspective and employs a qualitative-descriptive methodology to investigate these matters. To achieve the research objectives, an extensive review of relevant literature and library studies was conducted, supplemented by consultations with 70 experts across various domains. This process facilitated the identification of the primary challenges related to urban and rural development and land use within the context of Iran in the year 1420 (Islamic calendar). Subsequently, qualitative analysis was utilized to develop strategic scenarios aimed at addressing the identified challenges in the country’s future trajectory. The findings reveal that Iran will likely experience sudden disruptions and heightened uncertainties, compounded by economic, social, political, environmental, demographic, geopolitical, and climate-related factors, as well as issues related to cyberspace and increasing inequalities. Furthermore, there are unanticipated and unaddressed threats on the horizon. In response to these challenges, twenty future scenarios were devised, designed to confront the macro-level issues highlighted in the research, while also challenging current assumptions and posing critical questions regarding the nation's future. These scenarios provide strategic insights into how Iran can prepare to meet the evolving needs of its urban and rural communities as the country approaches the year 1420, in light of a dynamic and uncertain future. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-83ecb56e7d824d3d8b81587343138da32025-01-31T17:34:08ZfasKharazmi Universityتحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی2228-77362588-51382025-06-012577266289Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future ApproachAliakbar Jafarloo0Monireh Ghofran1Sahar Nazari2 MSc in Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Booin Zahra, Iran. MSc student of Geography and Rural Planning, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan, Iran MSc student of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Ardestan, Isfahan, Iran Given the recent challenges faced by urban and rural areas in Iran, it is anticipated that these regions will encounter significant uncertainties and critical issues in the coming years. Addressing land use and mitigating the challenges associated with urban and rural development necessitates a thorough identification of these issues, followed by strategic planning aimed at alleviating their impact. This research adopts a futuristic perspective and employs a qualitative-descriptive methodology to investigate these matters. To achieve the research objectives, an extensive review of relevant literature and library studies was conducted, supplemented by consultations with 70 experts across various domains. This process facilitated the identification of the primary challenges related to urban and rural development and land use within the context of Iran in the year 1420 (Islamic calendar). Subsequently, qualitative analysis was utilized to develop strategic scenarios aimed at addressing the identified challenges in the country’s future trajectory. The findings reveal that Iran will likely experience sudden disruptions and heightened uncertainties, compounded by economic, social, political, environmental, demographic, geopolitical, and climate-related factors, as well as issues related to cyberspace and increasing inequalities. Furthermore, there are unanticipated and unaddressed threats on the horizon. In response to these challenges, twenty future scenarios were devised, designed to confront the macro-level issues highlighted in the research, while also challenging current assumptions and posing critical questions regarding the nation's future. These scenarios provide strategic insights into how Iran can prepare to meet the evolving needs of its urban and rural communities as the country approaches the year 1420, in light of a dynamic and uncertain future.http://jgs.khu.ac.ir/article-1-4138-en.pdfspatial planningregional planningurban and rural developmentstrategic research |
| spellingShingle | Aliakbar Jafarloo Monireh Ghofran Sahar Nazari Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach تحقیقات کاربردی علوم جغرافیایی spatial planning regional planning urban and rural development strategic research |
| title | Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach |
| title_full | Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach |
| title_fullStr | Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach |
| title_short | Macro Issues of Urban and Rural Development and Land Use Planning in the Horizon of Iran 1420 with Strategic Future Approach |
| title_sort | macro issues of urban and rural development and land use planning in the horizon of iran 1420 with strategic future approach |
| topic | spatial planning regional planning urban and rural development strategic research |
| url | http://jgs.khu.ac.ir/article-1-4138-en.pdf |
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