Evaluation of the Impact of Urban Development on the Climate Change in Mashhad Metropolis, Using Iranian Leopold Matrix and Pastakia Matrix

Creative City Design

دوره 4، شماره 1، تیر 2021، صفحه 62-73   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

zohreh moradi^{* 1}؛ Maryam Daneshvar²

¹Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University (Mashhad Branch), Mashhad, Iran

²Assistant Professor, Faculty of Urban Planning, Department of urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran

چکیده

City and climate are two human made and natural systems that influence each other. The city that influences greenhouse gas emissions leads to global warming as a result of climate change. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of urban development on the climate change (a case study of Mashhad metropolis). The research method in this study is descriptive and analytical, in which by referring to library studies and field-based studies a theoretical framework is obtained; also, by determining evaluation options according to the negative effects and consequences of urban growth and development of Mashhad metropolis in recent decades on social systems, physical, functional, transportation and access are examined. In this study, the Iranian Leopold matrix method and rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM) as well as Microsoft Excel, Arc GIS and Google Earth software have been used. Findings in this study indicate that the functional system with the range of letters -E and number -5 has the most destructive effects on climate change in this metropolis and the physical system with letters -B and number -2 has the least effects on the process. With the increase in population in the metropolis of Mashhad, urban growth and development is extended to villages and agricultural lands, and as a result, the change of use from agriculture to urban use occurs, leading to more greenhouse gas emissions and the creation of urban heat islands. So, in order to control such things, appropriate solutions in the system should be presented.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Urban Development؛ Climate Change؛ Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM)؛ Iranian Leopold Matrix