Category Archives: Urban Studies

Phases in Planning Process

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

The basis for integrating energy aspects in planning processes is a thorough understanding of the existing urban planning process in a given city. Such a process should include all phases , steps, stakeholders and their related activities/responsibilities as well as … Continue reading →

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The Modification of August Lösch

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Starting in the 1930s, German geographer August Lösch began to build upon and modify Christaller’s model. He did this, in part, because he noticed that the variation in K is very important in shaping the organizations of centers and the … Continue reading →

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Urbanization as a Socio-Cultural Process

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Cities are social artifacts and stand apart from the countryside, in terms of the higher degree of its acceptance of foreign and cross-cultural influences. It is a melting pot of people with diverse ethnic, linguistic, and religious backgrounds. Seen in … Continue reading →

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Demographic Transition and Urbanization

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

If one turns to urbanization, again there are major problems with how it is usually approached by social scientists. once more, no one can doubt the great importance of the subject. For example, almost every country in the world is … Continue reading →

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