The role of nature in Aestheticizing interventions in Tehran through the lens of «Valuation Theory»

There is a broad consensus on bringing nature back to cities. Environmental issues and their rising challenges in the world have encouraged theorists and practitioners to adopt a broader perspective to “City in Nature”1 and consider it as an entity. In this respect, three general objectives are pursued: a) the protection of resources that nature provides human with; b) responding to aesthetic ideals of citizens; and c) accreditation of urban spaces. The natural resources of Tehran have been the issue of much debate and bringing nature back to the cities are of great importance. To this purpose, the urban management has taken some measurements. Though the approaches for the interventions impact theaestheticizationof urban areas, our knowledge about the issue is scanty. This paper is an attempt to address this gap and contribute to our knowledge of nature-based aestheticization.