Designing Responsive City Centers Applicable Urban Design Guidelines

This book explores the history and evolution of city centers and provides practical guidance for designing successful city centers, emphasizing the importance of urban design guidelines in achieving this goal. With a focus on community engagement, environmental quality, and economic benefits, the book offers a roadmap for creating vibrant, dynamic, and sustainable city centers that enhance the overall quality of life for their communities. The book offers guidelines for urban design, which can be used to apply the main principles and solutions related to landscaping, building architecture, and access systems. The guidelines manifest development policies as key solutions and govern the qualitative aspects of the plan, enabling the creation of responsive city centers that benefit their communities. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in urban design and its role in shaping the cities of the future, this book is an essential tool for creating successful and sustainable urban environments.

CHAPTER 1 Urban Design Guidelines and Their Role in Enhancing Environmental Quality.- CHAPTER 2 An Introduction to the Concept of City Centers.- CHAPTER 3 The Evolution of City Centers.- CHAPTER 4 Manifestation of the spirit of city centers on main streets.- CHAPTER 5 Principles of Designing Successful City centers.- CHAPTER 6 Design Strategies for Dynamic and High-Quality City Centers.- Chapter 7 Urban Design Guidelines.

Dr. Amir Shakibamanesh is an Associate Professor and Urban Designer at the Iran University of Art in Tehran, with over a decade of expertise in urban planning and design. He has authored more than 26 scholarly articles and twelve books and chapters, focusing on smart cities, practical urban design, and integrating virtual and augmented reality in urban environments. As head of the Virtual Reality and Emerging Technologies Lab, Dr. Shakibamanesh leads innovative work in urban visualization and computer modeling, making significant contributions to sustainable urban development and the future of urban design.

Dr. Mahshid Ghorbanian is an Urban Designer and Planner with more than 13 years of professional experience. She currently works as an Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran. Dr. Ghorbanian’s research interests include urban modeling, urban spatial structure and health, morphological and visual analysis of city texture, and urban transportation in the complex city network.