Abstract

In this paper, firstly, we seek to explain the urbanization and sustainability principles in the Isfahan and compare them, present overlaps of the sustainable designing principles and the urbanization principles. However, it describes the role of the natural and garden-building elements based on the historical references in the Isfahan and the ways to change a city located in a hot and dry climate to a Bagh-Shahr. Finally, we will review the Chahar-Bagh features, communication network and its effect on the city sustainability.

Key words: Bagh-Shahr, Chahar-Bagh, the sustainable city, urbanization, hot and dry climate, nature.