Mitigating Global Climate Change and Urban planning Implications: A Problem Statement for Tehran Metropolis

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1 PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran

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