he Water Crisis: The Sun Proves the Watering Can / Nikahang Kowsar

Perhaps no object better illustrates water governance and management in Iran than the “aftabeh” (watering can). It is unclear exactly to which monarch’s era the historical origins of the aftabeh go back, but the mere mention of it brings to mind, for many, the image of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—a photo taken months before his return […]...

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The Atmosphere at Home Becomes Somber at Times/ Mehrdad Nahavandchi

A City with a Dark and Gloomy Sky When we think about the pollution caused by power plants, the first image that comes to mind is often the tall chimneys releasing smoke that darkens the sky. However, the negative environmental impacts of power plants are not limited to air pollution. Generating massive amounts of energy […]...

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Conversation with Bahman Eshghi, Secretary General of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture / Ali Kalaii

According to him, governments should be facilitators, not interveners. When government interference and intervention occur, renovation is delayed and wear and tear increases. Our topic of discussion is the wear and tear and problems in the transportation industry in Iran. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Solh” has addressed the issues in this field and has had a […]...

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The Importance of Public Transportation for Human Rights / Alireza Goodarzi

Human rights have a relatively long but limited list. Every year, some claims are added to them, but what we recognize as human rights are still those that are included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two Covenants – namely the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant […]...

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The impact of public transportation renovation on reducing air pollution/ Maryam Avishan and Ali Yousefi

According to the World Bank report in 2016, air pollution has been identified as the deadliest type of pollution and the fourth leading cause of premature death worldwide. In recent years, major cities in Iran – including Tehran – have been seriously affected by air pollution, with a significant contribution (over 60%) from mobile sources. […]...

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Sustainable Urban Planning: Revisiting Automotive Infrastructure/ Maryam Khajouandi and Mehrush Khajouandi

Finias Harper writes, instead of desperate efforts to reduce traffic congestion on roads in the short term, policymakers should use traffic as a tool to make urban transportation more sustainable. New research claims that London’s roads are the busiest in the world. However, instead of wasting money and emitting uncontrollable greenhouse gases by building new […]...

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Air pollution in Iran; why aren’t laws effective? / Mo’in Khazaeli

Unclean air is illegal. As statistics show, air pollution in Iran is one of the main causes of premature deaths, and according to the Ministry of Health’s statistics, nearly 40,000 premature deaths occur annually due to air pollution in Iran. Based on these statistics, in Tehran alone, more than 4,000 citizens lose their lives prematurely […]...

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The pollution of city air is a gift of unsustainable development and mismanagement/panacea of victory.

Sources: Improving Criminal Regulations and Innovations in Clean Air Law Compared to the Law on Preventing Air Pollution/ Author: Abdolmajid Soodmandi/ Journal of Criminal Law Research, Volume 7, Summer 1398, Issue 27 Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Clean Air Days in Tehran/ Author: Fatemeh Dargahian/ Geography and Regional Development, Volume 15, Spring and Summer 1396, […]...

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Sam Keshvarifard: Instead of relying on fuel, we have become self-sufficient in wheat production!/ Simin Rouzgar

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Sam Keshvarifard received his Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Tehran in 1381 and is now a PhD student at Twente University in the Netherlands. Alongside publishing numerous articles, reports, and notes on the environment in Iran, he has also written two books titled “Iran’s Natural Heritage” and “Iranian Lion” which […]...

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Dr. Ahmad Alavi: Car loans increased the government’s economic growth rate on paper / Ali Kalaii

Conversation with Ali Kalai Despite the worsening crisis of air pollution in the country’s major cities, especially in Tehran, none of the relevant organizations have presented a specific and effective plan to combat it. This is happening while recently, partisan debates on this issue have intensified and each organization is blaming the responsibility on others. […]...

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“War is good, dying as a child is even better!” / Mohammad Tangestani

This is a caption.[/caption] این یک عنوان است. This is a caption. Mohammad Tangestani Some time ago, news was published in some Iranian news agencies about the death of three disabled children due to air pollution. A few days earlier, news had been published about the killing of several children in Syria. Some time before […]...

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Major cities and the importance of cars/ Amir Razaqi

The text cannot be translated without the actual Farsi text. Please provide the Farsi text for an accurate translation. Amir Razaqi With the rapid expansion of cities in the country and their transformation into metropolises, and alongside this, the lack of growth in urban culture and the existence of cultural lag, today urban society is […]...

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