A framework for modeling and quantitative assessment of urban pattern compatibility with qualitative indices and elements of the Iranian-Islamic city using GIS

Creating the Iranian-Islamic city is based on the principles. These principles are mainly considered in planning and designing Muslim’s living environment and have been influenced on the human relationship with the environment and other fellowmen. In this regard, the city must follow the principles and rules that satisfy human needs. Iran’s cities having affluent Islamic culture should be adapted to the Iranian-Islamic principles; in this way, paying attention to architectural and urban designing principles signifies and become imperative in designing the Iranian-Islamic city. In recent years, the development the Iranian-Islamic cities concept caused to provide a new literature in Iran’s urban planning and designing. However, what is missed in this scope is the lack of quantitative indicators for evaluating the qualitative factors of the Iranian-Islamic city. In this respect, GIS because of having a high analytical ability in solving complex and geospatial problem can help to comprehend and develop this conception. So, a geospatial framework has been suggested in this research to modeling and quantitative assessment of urban pattern compatibility with qualitative indices and elements of the Iranian-Islamic city Using GIS. Investigated indicators in this research are spatial justice, social justice, paying attention to human scale and accessibility. The proposed framework was evaluated for four districts of Bojnord city. The obtained results approved the ability of the proposed model for suggesting measurable and manageable indicators and also distinguishing the limitations and capacities of each district in relevance to each presented indicator. This model is a step forward in order to better implementation of concept of the Iranian-Islamic city and can be used as an appropriate tool for decision makers, planners and designers.