A strategy for giving urban public green spaces a third dimension: A case study of Qasrodasht, Shiraz

With the increasing in urbanization and uncontrolled development of cities over the last decade, designing public urban green spaces as nature-based solutions has become imperative due to their positive health and economic impacts. The Qasrodasht neighborhood in Shiraz, Iran has suffered from haphazard construction and loss of public open space. This study demonstrates the potential for expanding and revitalizing urban public green spaces in Qasrodasht by proposing a framework for designing them in the vertical dimension. 25 experts in urban planning, design, and architecture were interviewed extensively. The interview questions were selected via literature review and SWOT analysis, with each interview lasting 20 min online. The data were analyzed and presented in a table. Ultimately, this study presents design alternatives, a framework for vertically-oriented public green space design, and policies and strategies for implementing such designs in Qasrodasht through expert interviews.