New towns and future urbanisation in Iran
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2000
Abstract
This paper focuses on the new-town development strategy in Iran and its role in coping with rapid urbanisation. In the past, the Iranian government has used the new-town strategy primarily for deconcentrating the population of rapidly growing large cities. The paper suggests that, first, for several reasons the new-town strategy has not accomplished its objectives in the past and, second, the strategy contradicts the goal of promoting balanced national development. This requires that the government reconsiders its approach to new-town planning, development and management, and integrates the newtown strategy into the national spatial strategy plan.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Third World Planning Review
Volume
22
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Atash, Farhad. "New towns and future urbanisation in Iran." Third World Planning Review 22, 1 (2000): 67-86. doi: 10.3828/twpr.22.1.d24p30hk65524v20.