Iran (IMNA) - What is the definition of urban planning?
Urban planning is defined as an interdisciplinary field -- an approach accompanied by planning. Indeed, this technique has a quantitative and qualitative perspective towards major issues confronting cities.
Are there any branches in urban science to deal with phenomena such as the Coronavirus pandemic?
This year, World Town Planning Day was named "Urban Planning, Public Health, a City Compatible with Pandemic Diseases." The problem of global pandemics is deeply connected to the issue of resilience in cities. Some matters such as the texture of the city, the facilities and equipment systems, urban furniture and in general, urban ecosystems have a great impact on controlling the prevalence of epidemics. Accordingly, the basics of urban planning are directly related to the spread of the Coronavirus.
Regarding the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran, what measures have been taken so far in the field of urban planning in Isfahan?
Mechanization or computerization of office activities concerning a smart city, has been considered as one the executive examples of providing digital services by the municipality of Isfahan. Smart city is a tech-oriented city and in Isfahan, effective proceedings have been taken in the field of digitak urban planning and the realization of an electronic city. As an efficient action, through the software under the name of “Isfahan Nama”, urban services have been available to Isfahani citizens in just a few clicks.
Actually, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, in the field of urban planning numerous services have been pursued through in-person visits and virtual systems.
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