The Concept of Sustainable Development in Rural Environments Metropolitan Area (Case Study Metropolis Tehran)

One of the most comprehensive concept in all time is sustainable development. Objectives of sustainable development at all spatial levels (local, regional, and global) is considered. Metropolitan areas, including areas that due to different systems of residency, their relationships and various forces which originating from the metropolitan hub has given different physiognomic to its rural centers. Tehran's location at the regional level in addition to the national level also has the highest number of functions, in provision of goods and services to other cities around itself. Thus, it seems that to reduce the effects of non doctrinaire cities to rural areas and also to guarantee the economic, social and environmental interest for each of them, emphasis on sustainable management approach which is inevitable. Therefore, according to the findings in general, where there is incidence of economic, social, cultural and physical transformation, the anatomical functions of new rural areas around Tehran as spontaneous creats, which have undesirable effects on city of Tehran and its souronding areas. However, in order to control the development in the line of an integrated and sustainable development in the urban and rural areas, the provision and implementation of upgrading plans is necessary.