CONSERVATION OF STREAM CORRIDORS AS AN URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE CASE STUDY: EVIN-DARAKEH STREAM CORRIDOR

Conservation of Stream Corridors as an Urban Infrastructure Case Study: Evin-Darakeh Stream Corridor

Fast development of Tehran in the last decades is the cause of deterioration of environmental capacities which continues. Stream corridors of northern part of the city which has an important role in optimizing environmental situation are not an exception. This continuous and joint network of soil and water which has been preserved by its consumers and keeps the climate approximately sustainable is prone to distortion gradually. Therefore special consideration to environmental capacities is essential. This article attempts to consider Evin-Darakeh stream corridor as a green infrastructure by describing other green infrastructures. In order to reach this goal planning principles for this stream corridor and the related strategies are explained.