Economical and Environmental Approach to Sustainable Development Concentrating on Housing (Case Study:Old Fabric Housing in Booshehr)

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Article 6, Volume 18, Issue 1, June 2011   

Document Type: مقالات پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/erd.v18i1.13679

Authors

Mehran Alalhesaby^* ; Seyed bagheri Hossen; Fatemeh Nasabi

Abstract

Population growth, resource consumption and environmental pollution draws public attention to sustainable development. Housing is one of the built environment that is significantly important. Case study method has been used in this research and sustainable development and social and economical aspects of housing sustainable development have been studied. Accordingly the old fabric of Booshehr that is one of the rich fabrics in Iran has been studied. The results show that vernacular housing such as the case study has important aspects of sustainability that can be used in future developments. appropriate guidelines for new housing developments have been introduced.

Keywords: Sustainable development, Economical sustainability, Environmental sustainability, Vernacular housing, Booshehr

Keywords

Sustainable development; Economical sustainability; Environmental sustainability; Vernacular housing; Booshehr