• Title of article

    Sustainable Urban Growth Management Using What-If?

  • Author/Authors

    Asgary، A نويسنده Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada , , Klosterman، R نويسنده Department of Geography and Planning, University of Akron, USA , , Razani، A نويسنده Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Jahad Daneshgahi, Tehran, Iran ,

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    13
  • From page
    218
  • To page
    230
  • Abstract
    This paper examines the application of a GIS based planning support system, What If? TM, to evaluate alternative growth policies for sustainable urban growth in a rapidly growing city of Iran. The paper describes the study area, Dorood city, and the What If? Model. It then explains the procedures that were used to obtain the required data and to run the model to Dorood city. The paper concludes by considering the results and implications, which the study has for urban growth management of the city to preserve farmland and accommodate growth in the city.
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Environmental Research(IJER)
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Environmental Research(IJER)
  • Record number

    1799451