Sustainable urban design with an approach in sustainable urban development

Sustainability development that is the result of today’s human profound attention to environmental damage as well as it is the emergence of social, cultural and economic problem which has caused by industrial growth is a necessity which is inevitable in this era. There is a strong relationship between urban design and sustainability, which led to the development in the cities. The emergence of urban design knowledge is the result of experts’ profound look at this knowledge that the quality of space is not accidental but the result of conscious actions. At the same time, the idea of sustainable development among decision-makers and thinkers was a fundamental and very important issue. The Urban Development Strategy is a strategic approach that is now welcomed in many countries around the world, especially developing countries. The present study uses an interpretive and descriptive method to investigate the concepts of urban design and its relation to sustainable development theory by adopting library studies to interpret and link these two categories. The aim of this study is to investigate the dimensions of sustainable urban development theory on knowledge urban design. In this research, it is attempted to categorize the common goals of these two disciplines after defining each topic of urban design and sustainable urban development. In order to reach the final point of each, attention to other strategies and goals will lead to a more comprehensive response to the needs of both nations.

Keywords:

urban , urban design , sustainable development , urban development