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The Role of Landscape Interventions in Improving the Quality of Living Environment of Informal Settlements (Comparative Study of Global Examples

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Faculty Member, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract
Objectives: Informal settlements in recent decades, with a wide range of environmental deprivations, have been the cause of social harm in urban space and require a comprehensive approach to organize them. In recent years, the landscape approach has received attention due to its comprehensive perspective and explanation of new paradigms in defining the relationship between humans and the environment, with two characteristics of holistic and contextualism.Therefore,how to improve the quality of the environment of these settlements with this approach requires identifying effective solutions to respond to the environmental deprivations of these neighborhoods.
Methods: The methodology of the present article is qualitative, descriptive-analytical and based on library studies.The data are samples of organized informal settlements, where landscape measures related to the quality of their environment were analyzed qualitatively and descriptively with a comparative comparative approach, and the best solution to respond to these problems was stated.
Findings: This study, by examining and analyzing various methods of landscape interventions in several examples of successfully organized and empowered informal settlements, introduces the best examples and solutions as a model in informal settlement organization plans.
Conclusion: By examining the basic problems of each example and the measures expressed in response to them, it can be seen that the recreation of the landscape of informal settlements should be based on identifying local problems,utilizing local capacities, and developing context-based strategies. By identifying relevant environmental components and taking a holistic view of their environment and landscape, the most appropriate response to their problems can be given.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 01 October 2025

  • Receive Date 05 May 2025
  • Accept Date 31 May 2025
  • First Publish Date 01 October 2025
  • Publish Date 01 October 2025