Abstract
ABSTRACT In recent decades, Iran has experienced drastic urban growth. Tehran, the capital of Iran, can be considered the epitome of this expansion; from 1965 to 2016, the urban population increased more than tenfold. Smart growth, as an alternative to sprawl, aims at enhancing urban sustainability by encouraging high-density, mixed-use, and access to diverse transportation and housing options. This study applies literature-derived indicators to demonstrate Tehran neighbourhoods’ spatial, statistical and analytical status quo of smart growth indices and indicators with the help of GIS and SPSS. The smart growth trends based on the age of neighbourhoods have been surveyed through PCA and temporal analysis. Due to the lack of practical smart growth visions in Tehran’s official planning documents, a coordinated policy in transportation and urban master plans can promote smart growth conditions in the newer built neighbourhoods.
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