Ali Madanipour Research Articles

The Social and Spatial Aspect of Public Spaces - Through the Analysis of Ali Madanipour’s Works

After the final decline of functionalism in the 1960s, the debate regarding public spaces returned to theoretical discussions and practical work in the field of urban planning and design. First as a reminder of the historical role and form of public space and then as a discussion of public space as a central tool for the development of sustainable cities. Among the most important theorists in this field is Professor Madanipour. The focus of this paper is in the social-spatial aspect of public spaces. Respectively, in analyzing two of the most important works of Madanipour, with a considerable time difference, for understanding whether and how did his viewpoints regarding public spaces change or develop during time. Initially, the two works are analyzed, one from 1996, the other from 2020. Further, these works are critically compared to each other. Madanipour describes the current situation of public spaces with the saying “From a critique to an orthodoxy”. The challenges and dissatisfactions that were raised in the past, and even mentioned by him, have now become commonplace, a reality we are accepting. For public spaces, his point of view is simple, he requires good access to them, to be inclusive and open to all, and to take into account their social-spatial aspect and all areas related to it. One of his main dissatisfactions is that public spaces are being treated as economic generators. At the end it is talked about nowadays public spaces, and possible directions for their development.

Ali Madanipour. « Urban Planning and Development in Tehran ». Cities, 23, 6, 2006, pp. 433-438.

Etude precise, breve et documentee sur l’histoire des plans d’urbanisme a Teheran depuis Nāṣeroddīn Sāh jusqu’a nos jours, notamment les plans modernes (A. Farmanfarmaian / V. Gruen 1969, ATEK 1993, Plan de la Municipalite 2005), montrant comment la municipalite a progressivement pris en charge son developpement, qui dependait autrefois du pouvoir central, mais sans toujours y parvenir. Un article de reference et de synthese sur l’histoire urbaine de Teheran.

Ali Madanipour, Lamya Rostami-Tabrizin. « Crime and the city: Domestic burglary and the built environment in Tehran ». Habitat International, 30, 4, 2006, pp. 932-944.

Cette etude tres originale sur le sujet rarement aborde de la delinquance et criminalite en Iran est fondee sur des donnees primaires. Elle montre que si les quartiers du nord de Teheran sont plus souvent victimes de voleurs que le reste de la ville pour des raisons evidentes de niveau de vie, les facteurs de distance, ou d’isolement, et surtout les techniques de protection ne sont d’aucune influence sur le niveau de criminalite. Par contre, cette crainte des voleurs contribue a changer le pa...

Book Reviews

International Journal of Urban and Regional ResearchVolume 24, Issue 3 p. 713-727 Book Reviews First published: 28 June 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.00274AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Books reviewed: Mike Douglass and John Friedmann, (eds.) Cities for citizens: planning and the rise of civil society in a global age Eric C. Schneider, Vampires, dragons and Egyptian kings: youth gangs in post-war New York Erhard Berner, Defending a place in the city: localities and the struggle for urban land in Metro Manila Ali Madanipour, Tehran: the making of a metropolis Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples Nicholas Low and Brendan Glee, Justice, society and nature: an exploration of political ecology Rosa Tsagarousianou, Damian Tambiniand and Cathy Bryan, (eds.) Cyberdemocracy: technology, cities and civic networks Maf Smith, John Whitelegg and Nick Williams, Greening the built environment Michael V. McGinnis, Bioregionalism Andrew Leyshon, David Matless and George Revill, (eds.) The place of music Volume24, Issue3September 2000Pages 713-727 RelatedInformation

Ali Madanipour, "Tehran: The Making of a Metropolis" (Book Review)

Ali Madanipour, "Tehran: The Making of a Metropolis" (Book Review)

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:Stan Openshaw and Christine Openshaw, Artificial Intelligence in GeographyClifford Winston and Chad Shirley Alternative Route: Toward Efficient Urban TransportationKatherine Jensen and Audie Blevins, The Last Gamble: Betting on the Future in Four Rocky Mountain Mining TownsAli Madanipour, Göran Cars, and Judith Allen (eds.), Social Exclusion in European Cities: Processes, Experiences and ResponsesPaul Lawless, Ron Martin, and Sally Hardy (eds.), Unemployment and Social Exclusion: Landscapes of Labour InequalityWilliam A. V. Clark, The California Cauldron: Immigration and the Fortunes of Local Communities