Scientific Quarterly Journal

An Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting Methods in Landscape Design in Identical Hypothetical Sites in Three Climate Zones in Iran

Volume 16, Issue 69
Winter 2025
Pages 14-23

Document Type : Applied Article

Author

M. A. in Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Design and Architecture, UPM university, Selangor, Malaysia.

Abstract
The concept of rainwater harvesting systems has been a very popular trend in recent years, and while water scarcity is a common issue, and will likely become an environmental crisis shortly due to climate change and global warming, the significance of these systems mostly remains in theory books and articles and many landscape architects are unaware of how to put them into practice, especially in hot and dry areas such as Iran, where rainfall patterns have changed more and All or most of the annual rainfall may occur in a short period, and there are periodic protracted droughts and brief, seasonal floods the necessity of rainwater harvesting by landscape architects has not yet been considered as made a permanent part of the design process. In this article, firstly initial guidelines and steps for creating an effective system for collecting rainwater in landscape architecture projects are explained, and then by designing a single hypothetical site in three different climates in Iran, the practical components, calculations, and proposed approaches suitable for each climate are provided.

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