The amount of rainfall in Mazandaran province of Northern Iran is high. Mazandaran has
man-made water reservoirs called Ab-bandan, to collect rainfall for irrigating rice farms …

In the past half-century, the oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf have undergone rapid and
radical socioeconomic transformations, with particularly prominent transformations evident …

Man-made water reservoirs called Ab-bandan in Mazandaran province, Northern Iran are
used to collect precipitation for irrigating rice fields. In spite of their importance, Ab-bandans …

Collective local governance of traditional water reservoirs (Ab-bandans) in Mazandaran
province, Northern Iran, is gradually disappearing. Using the concept of social capital, we …

Different regions of Iran have suffered for a long time from spatial inequalities because of the
shortage of infrastructure and educational services. Educational activities play an important …

Results: The link density index of cooperation is moderate, the network concentration index
based on internal and external links shows that about one third of the links formed are …

This thesis focuses on social interactions of 'everyday life'in public spaces along the water's
edge environment, including the waterfront and beachfront of Anzali-Port, the Caspian Sea …

One of the most important concerns of urban and regional planners is how to fairly distribute
space between activities. Multiple intervening factors complicates their efforts to find a …