Identifying the Factors Influencing the Realization of a Sustainable Urban landscape with an Emphasis on Gardens and Urban Agriculture (Case Study: Lakdizaj of Tabriz)

Document Type : Case study

Authors

Maryam Nikuray ¹

Behrouz Mansouri ²

Amir Haghjo ³

Shahriar Shaghaghi ⁴

¹ Ph.D.Candidate, Department of Architecture, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran

² Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, Centeral Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, corresponding Author

³ Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, sIran

⁴ Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jgusd.2024.86837.1392

Abstract

Abstract
The urban landscape, as the most important part of the city's appearance, plays an essential role in improving the visual quality and consequently the satisfaction of the presence and benefit of different spaces for citizens. In the meantime, nature and the environment play a very important role in the content of the landscape and its meaning. Considering the importance of nature and the environment in improving the visual quality of the urban landscape, the present study was written with the aim of identifying the influencing factors on the realization of a sustainable urban landscape with an emphasis on gardens and urban agriculture in Lakdizaj area of Tabriz. The research method in the present study is mixed (quantitative-qualitative) with an applied purpose and analytical-exploratory nature, in order to analyze the information, was used the partial least squares model in Smart-pls software and database approach in MAXQDA software. T The findings of the research show that the greatest effect on the realization of a sustainable urban landscape with an emphasis on gardens and urban agriculture in Lakdizaj area of Tabriz is related to the components of providing facilities and land at a reasonable price, attracting the cooperation of universities and educational centers, preventing the exit of agricultural land from the production cycle and Benefiting from diverse and suitable trees and plants is in order to give order to the space. Also, emphasizing the social, economic, spatial structure, management and legal considerations in the development of agriculture and gardens by emphasizing the main indicators of the landscape (aesthetic, functional, sense of place and environment), will lead to the realization of a sustainable urban landscape in the region.
Keywords: Urban landscape, Sustainability, Garden, Urban agriculture, Lakdizaj of Tabriz


Extended abstract
1.Introduction
Considering the benefits of urban agriculture and its role in improving the urban landscape through the development of green spaces, various trees and flowers and plants, the purpose of this research is to identify the factors influencing the realization of a sustainable urban landscape with an emphasis on gardens and urban agriculture in Lakdizaj area of Tabriz city. As one of the most important metropolises in Iran, Tabriz is the sixth most populous city in Iran with a population of about 2 million people. The presence of active industries and various services has turned this city into the most important and largest city in the northwest of the country, which has caused an exponential increase in immigration and the population of this city, and as a result, it has caused the increasing development of the city. The development of Tabriz city in the last few decades has always been accompanied by progress in agricultural lands and gardens. As in this pass, several villages, including Laleh, Akhmaqayeh, Qaramalek, Barenj, Shamsabad, Karkaj, Khaljan, Hokm Abad, etc., have been integrated within the boundaries of Tabriz city and are now an integral part of Tabriz city with an urban atmosphere. In addition, Tabriz is one of the few cities in Azerbaijan, which is famous for having many gardens. However, what remains of these famous gardens and Abad villages around and even within the old context of Tabriz city is an area called Lakdizaj with an area of approximately 650 hectares in the northwestern part of the city, which is almost bordered with the historical area of Hokm Abad village, and the city is also traditionally called the lands of Hokm Abad.

2. Method
The research method in the present research is mixed (utilizing qualitative-quantitative approaches) with practical purpose and analytical-exploratory nature. In this regard, first through documentary studies, the components influencing the realization of a sustainable urban landscape have been identified with an emphasis on gardens and urban agriculture, and then through questioning of the sample size and analysis of structural equation modeling in Amos software, the impact of each component has been investigated. Also, in examining the relationship between the development of urban agriculture and the realization of a sustainable urban landscape, has been used the database approach in MAXQDA software. It is worth noting that the statistical population of this study comprised academic experts and urban managers involved in the fields of urban agriculture and urban landscape management. Given that the exact size of the statistical population was unknown, a sample size of 100 participants was determined using Cohen’s formula at a 95% confidence level.

3.Results
Based on the obtained results, the most impact on the sustainable urban landscape with an emphasis on gardens and urban agriculture in Lakedizaj area of Tabriz is related to economic indicators, urban laws and regulations, knowledge-oriented, social and urban agricultural landscape planning respectively, which coefficients are extracted from the model. A structure for each is 0.70, 0.64, 0.61, 0.59 and 0.57. Also, among the sub-indicators, the most influential are the components of providing facilities and land at a reasonable price for urban agriculture, attracting the cooperation of universities and educational centers for teaching urban agriculture, preventing agricultural land from leaving the production cycle and turning into other uses in the region and benefiting Among the diverse and suitable trees and plants in order to give order to the space, the value is 0.91, 0.89, 0.82 and 0.80 respectively.




4. Discussion and Conclusion
Surveys in the studied area indicate that urban agriculture has played a central role in improving the urban landscape of the region. In this regard, various factors affect the development of urban agriculture and, consequently, the improvement of the urban landscape, which can be done by educating citizens in the direction of the development of urban agriculture, emphasizing the diversification of activities and the beautification of land, the social participation of citizens who own land in the area in the direction of the development of gardens and urban agriculture. providing suitable facilities for farmers as well as upgrading the infrastructure of the region in the direction of agricultural tourism development, attracting the cooperation of universities and educational and research centers in order to benefit from knowledgeable people in the direction of business development and regional landscape, upgrading the equipment used in agricultural activities and providing low-cost facilities Inputs to farmers, support for creative projects in order to order the space and beautify the area, use ecological materials in designs and formulate binding rules and regulations in order to prevent the destruction of the environment and the change of urban agricultural land to other uses.

Keywords

Keywords: Garden

Lakdizaj of Tabriz

Sustainability

Urban Agriculture

Urban Landscape

Subjects

• urban planinnin

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