International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

An investigation to the potential integration of productive landscapes in high-rise buildings in cold-climate regions: A case study of Tabriz, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

2 Department of Urban Design, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran

3 Horticulture and Crops Research Department, East Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Increasing migration to the cities has caused environmental, psychological and social problems. The construction of high-rise buildings to address the problem of land shortage was proposed and implemented as the most important strategy, which in turn led to the intensification of many environmental, cultural and social problems. The approaches such as urban green spaces, urban ecology, green architecture, and etc. were proposed by experts in order to reduce the adverse environmental, social and psychological effects of urban life. On the other hand, concerns about the economy and food security reduced agricultural land and increased energy and food prices have made widespread debate and research by some researchers in developed countries about urban agriculture (farming and / or gardening) and green space in urban and residential areas. In recent years, the use of agriculture in high-rise buildings has been the subject of research by many researchers and organizations in developed countries. In this paper, according to a literature review of urban agriculture and the measures taken in the world in relation to agriculture in buildings, including various agricultural concepts integrated in buildings, spaces used for agriculture in buildings and agricultural examples implemented in buildings in the world, we study the consistency of the study results with the potential of high-rise Iranian buildings and case studies of Tabriz buildings, and finally present a model for implementing green spaces in the form of suggestions on how to create these spaces in unused spaces of high-rise buildings in Tabriz, according to features of this city.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 15, Issue 8
August 2024
Pages 125-134
  • Receive Date: 11 May 2023
  • Revise Date: 28 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 10 August 2023