Isfahan metropolitan acupuncture chart.

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ISFAHAN METROMATRIX SNAPSHOT 150515 PBOr)z, Milano Politecnico

Transcript of Isfahan metropolitan acupuncture chart.

ISFAHAN  METRO-­‐MATRIX  SNAPSHOT  150515  PBOr)z,  Milano  Politecnico  

Early 20C. Urban Grid

The  extent  of  Isfahan  city  and  the  associated  road  networks  since  1976  …  and  2050  extrapolaJon.    

Source:  Using  the  SLEUTH  Urban  Growth  Model  to  Simulate  Future  Urban  Expansion  of  the  Isfahan  Metropolitan  Area,  Iran  Neda  Bihamta  &  Alireza  Soffianian  &  Sima  Fakheran  &  Mehdi  Gholamalifard  

Greater  Isfahan  populaJon:  Circa  4  m.    Metropolitan  Plan  policy  First  phase  -­‐  Watersheds  maximum  protec)on  -­‐  Rail  based  metropolitan  growth  -­‐  TOD’s  on  exis)ng  urban  centers  Second  phase  -­‐  Complementary  seGlements  -­‐  Rail  expansion  -­‐  TOD/BUD  Centrali)es    

Metropolitan directionalities -  Valley linearity -  Urban cardinal diagonals

Metropolitan directionalities -  Valley linearity -  Urban cardinal diagonals

Reticular settlement locations Existing main urban metropolitan settlements

Existing Rail-tracks assets Proposed rail links to network

Khomeyni  Shahr  

Zardanjan  

Firouz  Abad  

Mazrae  Shor   Qehi  

Harateme  

Diziche  

Sepahan  Shahr  

Vrtvn  

Sin  

Murchehkhort  

Baharestan  

Complementary settlement Existing secondary urban expandable settlements

Khomeyni  Shahr  

Zardanjan  

Firouz  Abad  

Mazrae  Shor   Qehi  

Harateme  

Diziche  

Sepahan  Shahr  

Vrtvn  

Sin  

Murchehkhort  

Baharestan  

Rail tracks extension To serve potential new settlements