Hooshmand Alizadeh

• PhD in Urban Design
• Associate Professor at University of Kurdistan

The concept of the “water-sensitive city” marks a transformative shift in urban water management systems. Although this concept holds significant importance, there has been a lack of comprehensive studies mapping the development of research topics within this field. This study addresses this gap by conducting a bibliometric analysis of 707 articles...

The development of accessible and inclusive public spaces has been proposed as a means to address this gender inequality and promote social inclusion. However, there is a lack of specific analysis on the interactions and integration of Kurdish migrant women in European cities. This study explores the social integration of Kurdish migrant women in E...

This paper critically examines the concept of sustainable development, particularly in the context of urban challenges exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Although the concept of sustainable development has been around for more than three decades, it faces ongoing global socio‐environmental crises that have been exacerbated by the rapid spread of...

Although there are some studies on the status of Kurdish women in different Kurdish regions throughout the Middle East, there are hardly any specific analyses of the visibility of immigrant Kurdish women in public spaces from a comparative perspective. We, therefore, investigate the extent of Kurdish women’s visibility and social interactions in pu...

Ecological footprint analysis is one of the most useful models for the environmental impact assessment of human activities. This research aimed to estimate the environmental impacts of the tourism industry on Hosainabad village, Kurdistan Province, Iran by using the ecological footprint model. A descriptive-analytical method is used based on docume...

Urbanization, with the acceleration of construction operations in cities, is the main reason for in-creasing the absorption of thermal energy in urban areas, which leads to climate change, especially urban form has responded differently depending on environmental dimension of urban context concerning the urban heat island intensity. In the last Stu...

Public spaces are central to social interactions and cohesion, overall urban life, and therewith sustainable urban development. They can play key roles in increasing social interactions and women’s empowerment. The literature lacks empirical research on the state of women’s use of public spaces and these spaces’ effects on women’s social interactio...

Apart from the traditional Kurdish gender regime, which originates from the Kurdish tribal structure and which to some extent restricts the visibility of women in society, the status of Kurdish women is considered to be relatively high in comparison with that of their neighbors, since Kurdish women enjoy relative tolerance in society. This includes...

Cities are densely populated centers that have struggled with many issues throughout history. Undoubtedly, the Covid-19 pandemic is the newest and one of the most critical challenges, which has caused many problems related to urban functions since its start in 2020. Scientific findings have shown that the most vital factor in the spread and inciden...

Demographic changes in recent decades have led to rapid changes in Iran's urban system and its hierarchy, with one of its consequences being the increase or decrease in the ranking of cities in this system. The present study examines the position of Tabriz metropolis in the urban system of Iran from 1335 to 1395, and by forecasting the population o...

Feminist street art aims to transform patriarchal spaces into places of gendered resistance by asserting a feminist presence in the city. Considering this, as well as women’s social life, their struggle against lingering forces of patriarchy, and relating features of inequality (domestic violence), there was a feminist installation artwork by the y...

As each chapter contained a conclusion section, this chapter draws attention to the important points summarised from the whole book. It outlines the findings with some recommendations for future studies. It also draws attention to some suggestions concerning the findings and their application in future prospects of the city and similar situations....

This chapter examines structural elements of the Qatar-chyan neighbourhood in detail and its design principles. The built form of this neighbourhood has been changed less than others and is consequently more appropriate to understand the unfolding of the socio-spatial principles underlying the constituent elements of the traditional built form. Thi...

This chapter aims to investigate the private domain to grasp the continuity of the order perceived in public spaces into the private spaces, particularly to the courtyard part of the houses. In this part, the means of connection to the outside world and two types of houses’ spatial organisation including higher and lower status families have been a...

Chapter 6 discusses the domain of public space encompassing the social life of the neighbourhood to find out how the society organised itself in the level of neighbourhood. This includes both social and physical dimensions to approach the design principles of the spaces and also the ideas and beliefs which contextualised them in that society. The w...

This chapter examines the city’s morphological components through contextual analysis in two sections that together make clear the socio-spatial rules underlying the city’s morphological components. In the first section, the city’s built form within its macro and microgeographical settings is examined to reveal the nature of the interaction between...

This chapter provides a chronological account of the city up to the first two decades of twentieth century. It covers the origins of Sanandaj, the emergence of a Kurdish town and narrates the process of Sanandaj's formation and changes in the course of time. The resulting narrative will elucidate the process of city formation and development throug...

Global warming has become an increasing challenge due to the impact of human activities on the environment. In this regard, university campuses with various activities and departments have a great impact on the environment. Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA) is a natural resource depletion assessment tool, with a high level of accuracy, that measu...

“This pioneering and penetrating study reveals the socio-spatial characteristics of a remarkable traditional Iranian Kurdish city within its Zagros mountains setting, illuminating aspects of Kurdish urbanism that deserve to be as well understood as those of the Iranian plateau”. - - Stephen Kite, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University, UK "An aston...

Today, with increasing population, economic growth of the community, and increasing urban travel as well as increasing car ownership, we are facing more traffic problems especially in the major cities of the country. Undoubtedly one of the major issues in cities, especially large cities, is the issue of urban mobility. In this regard, the use and u...

Sanandaj is a city located on hilly land. The hills, as the city's natural-spatial structure, are perceived in most parts of the city. Every hill is unique in terms of the following: shape, name, narrative. These hills have also played crucial roles in the city's history, daily life, and physical and mental images. However, urban planning and devel...

Considering the nature of place which includes both inside and outside characteristics, as essential parts of existence, a city cannot be imagined without nature. Natural elements determine the character of urban form and they can be recognised as the primary components of the urban form configuration. Based on this leading point, the traditional c...

Abstract Religion as the most important relationship between mankind and God plays an important role in human mental relaxation. Jung considered religion as one of the most important archetypes of the collective subconscious mind and believed that the archetypes are primarily the result of human generations’ experiences, created like the human inst...

Ecological Footprint Assessment (EFA) is one of the methodologies attracted more attention at political, educational, and academic levels. The growth of Sanandaj population affects the traffic congestion which is a main problem of the city. This study addresses this gap as well enhances the environmental conditions by reducing fossil fuel consumpti...

The aim of this study is to measure the semantic-perceptual components of environmental quality. To this end, we, using the Cochran formula, selected 343 residents from the Qatâr-chyân neighborhood of Sanandaj, Iran. After devising a questionnaire, which includes queries relating to identity, sense of place, legibility, and safety indicators, and 2...

Abstract Public spaces are the main element of urban structure, in which the stage and backdrop to the drama of public life is shaped. Comfort is a prerequisite for a successful urban space, and an important integrative dimension of the urban experience. In this regard, climate comfort, as the most influential factor, is applicable when the balance...

The heat of the earth is provided by sunshine radiation. A change in the angle of sunshine radiation and the surface of Earth, the height and distance of the Sun from the Earth causes changes in ambient temperature. Sometimes these changes will reduce climatic comfort for human beings. Climatic comfort is established when there is a balance between...

The traditional urban quarter is considered here as a materialized form of human thoughts, skills and resources which created functional, meaningful and identifiable spaces in relation to society, time and place. Regarding these leading points, this research focuses on traditional Iranian-Kurdish urban quarters of Qatâr-chyân to investigate its des...

The heat of the earth is provided by sunshine radiation. A change in the angle of sunshine radiation and the surface of Earth, the height and distance of the Sun from the Earth causes changes in ambient temperature. Sometimes these changes will reduce climatic comfort for human beings. Climatic comfort is established when there is a balance between...

Over recent decades, "Transit-oriented development" has been developed as a new approach based on sustainability concepts. This approach is mainly concerning coordinated action between land use planning and transportation plan-ning which tries to create a clean, people friendly, livable and dynamic community with growing local economy. Today, old u...

Regarding the key theme of the paper, visual privacy, it is first necessary to review the content of urban studies to find out why/how has privacy been discussed or ignored in urban studies to date. Instead of direct reference to the privacy, the urban studies literature mainly highlights the concepts of territoriality and personal space, two ways...

One of the most important problems in Iranian cities is their vulnerability to natural hazards such as earthquake, storms, etc. This is particularly more critical in old part of the cities due low conditions of its physical fabric considering the quality of materials, less permeability, unrenovation, etc. Purpose: We aim to identify the most deteri...

Locating a suitable place to dispose the muni-cipal solid wastes hygienically (sanitary landfill) is one of the fundamental subjects relating the environmental sta-bility of cities and, in general, the human settlements. This final stage of solid waste management requires observance of a series of principles and criteria mainly including environmen...

Instead of direct reference to the privacy, the urban studies literature mainly highlights the concepts of territoriality and personal space, “two ways in which people create different types of boundaries to regulate their interaction with others in their environment” (Bell 2000: 253). These two implicitly define the concept of privacy as both have...

Many scholars see Islam as an urban religion, which favors communal practice on individual worship. Although, piety is the only source of appraisal, it is widely accepted that most of Islam's teaching is best practiced in an urban setting. This means that Islam has been a religion with a strong urban orientation. Regarding this, an assumption took...

There exist various factors influencing the challenge of sustainable urban development in third world countries. This paper attempts to pursue this challenge looking at the process of uneven and inequality in global urban development. It became clear that this challenge is mainly rooted from the action of developed nations in expansion of their spa...

Problem statement: The interventional plans are one of the most influential policies which affected the socio-economic and physical fabric of the old parts of the Iranian cities. While the foundation of old areas of many cities are based on the socio-historical values which has unique compatibility with the cultural background, the new urban develo...

Historical sites are special places not only due to the cultural heritage that they house, but also due to their natural resources. Many such sites are in a danger of losing their historical character if relevant measures are not put in place to ensure the continuity of this character. This paper is concerned with the character of place in historic...

In recent years, politicians have paid more attention to planning methods considering environmental, economical, social and cultural potentials of place. According to general principles and experiences has been achieved by the developed countries, there is a direct link between social security and cultural development. Where the society and region...

Built environment does not "simply appear overnight, like a movie-set springing up on a vacant lot, but has to be produced".Thus, the first point in dealing with such an environment is considered to be the tracing of time in the evaluation of the city and keeping in mind that the whole is more than its parts. The last point becomes naturally unders...

Due to some ambiguities in defining the domain of public space in traditional Islamic cities and gaps in the knowledge related to the Kurdish cities, this paper examines the conception of the public domain in the Kurdish context. Drawing on points of similarities and differences with Iranian and Islamic contexts, we delineate the intricacies of how...