Iranian Cities: Formation and Development

Voorkant
Syracuse University Press, 1 jul 2000 - 152 pagina's
Exploring the rationale behind the physical structure and spatial patterns of traditional Iranian cities, this study examines cities built before the general modernization of Iran that began after World War II, in the light of specifically Iranian environmental factors.
 

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The Islamic City Model
4
Iran
7
The Physical Environment and the City
9
The Physiography of Iran ΙΟ
10
Approximate Average Annual Precipitation in Iran
12
Population Distribution in Iran
13
Diagram of a Typical Qanat
16
Qanats in Kirman
17
Schematic Evolution of a Commercial City along a Trade Route
46
Bazar of Isfahan
48
RästihBāzār in Isfahān
50
Traditional City of Kirmān
52
Imāmzādih Yaḥyā 70
53
Traditional City of Sabzivār
54
The Main Street and Associated Elements
55
The City Center
56

The City of Savih
19
The Traditional City of Shīrāz
21
Uniformity of Buildings in Sabzivār
24
Typical Street in a Traditional Iranian City
25
Model of the Access System in the Traditional Iranian City
29
Street Patterns in Traditional Sabzivār
33
Plan of a Typical House in Arid Regions
37
Elements of an Affluent Family House in Arid Regions
38
Trade Historical Events and the City
40
The Old Iranian Trade Routes
42
Kārvānsarāy near Tehran along the Ancient Silk Road
44
The Contemporary Bazar of Sabzivār
57
Religion Sociopolitical Structures and the City
62
A Religious Procession
70
Traditional City of Mashhad
72
Movement of a Muharram Procession within the City of Sabzivār
76
Summary and Conclusions
85
Elements of a Typical Iranian Bazar
97
Sarayi HajZamān an Active Saray in Sabzivār
100
NOTES
107
INDEX
129
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Masoud Kheirabadi teaches in the Department of International Studies at Portland State University and in the Social Science program at Marylhurst University. He is presently working on a book about the current processes of ubranization in Iran.

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