Mechanism of the Effect of Urban Form and Land Use on Transportation and Air Pollution in Tehran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student in Transportation Planning, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Art, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Transportation Planning and Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor,Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Art, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Problem statement: Air pollution is one of the major challenges of urban management in Tehran. Nowadays, the problem of air pollution and traffic congestion in the metropolis of Tehran, like most major cities in the world, is quite concerning. Land use and transportation are two main sectors that have a maximum contribution to environmental pollution.
Research objective: The impetus of this article is to investigate the urban land use efficiency, the distribution of land use, and their impact on transportation and pollutants. For this purpose, the following question was raised: What has been the impact of urban land-use efficiency and distribution of land use in Tehran on transportation and air pollution over the last two decades?
Research method: The present paper is a real-life case study for which data was collected through documentary-library, municipal data, and satellite images. In this study, Landsat satellite images, ENVI 5.3, ArcGIS 10.8, Google Earth Pro, and SPSS 24 were used.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the expansion of Tehran, the loss of vegetation,and their transformation into built lands. Over the past two decades, the growth of the built-up area in Tehranhas exceeded the population growth which indicates the inefficiency of the land during this period. In other words, the expansion of the city has been more towards the suburbs with low population density. The study of the correlation between land use types during the period 2004-2016 indicates the scattered growth of Tehran. In such situations, residents use more private cars, which increases traffic congestion, fuel consumption, and air pollution.

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The Monthly Scientific Journal of Bagh-e Nazar
Volume 19, Issue 109
June 2022
Pages 35-46

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