This investigation of urban planning and design is the first problem-oriented
study in this subject in the southeastern part of Iran. As demands for new town
developments increase, the intensity and efficiency of urban planning and
design must be improved. This in turn requires an increase in the professional
knowledge and systematic nature of the analyses and syntheses. The
discussions in the thesis include; ideological schools, socioeconomic analyses,
natural resource utilization, and sustainable infrastructures. In the thesis, a set
of related subjects are analyzed and evaluated with the aid of new academic
and experimental methods aimed to recommend enhanced theoretical and
working solutions and to prepare for sustainable urban planning and design in
the southern Iran region.