Revitalizing Urban Gardens

Abstract

As a result of urban growth, most of the gardens in the city of Shiraz, Iran, are now replaced by urban structures, causing urban environmental problems and affecting the quality of life of inhabitants. This paper attempts to introduce productive landscapes to achieve sustainable urban development in Shiraz. We propose strategies for the organized management of gardens in the “Ghasr-Dasht” region, the only remaining urban gardens in Shiraz. The aim of this paper is to conserve the Ghasr-Dasht gardens and to reestablish Shiraz’s identity as a garden city. We study the effect of rehabilitation of the traditional gardens, in conjunction with the TDR approach, on improvement of urban ecological, social, and environmental qualities in the city.