Ecological Design for Habitationand Landscape on Zagros Hillsides – A Case Study of Ilam

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

1 Department of Rural and Urban Development Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran

2 M.A. in Art Studies, Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran

3 Ph.D. Candidate in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran

Abstract

Beside the cities of the Zagros hillsides in which Ilam is located, ecological resources have brought about significant ecological and environmental enhancement as well as ecotourism opportunities. Among these beautiful sites, residential regions play an influential role in creating and developing landscape values and this is the question under investigation in this article. This study has been performed through field research and library research through such sources as electronic sites, census data and university theses, map study (of Ilam), with the aim of introducing an ecological design for the region under discussion.

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