Cities as centres of human aggregation acquire more resources endlessly and their continuous physical development from the business district to the suburb and beyond, take people away from nature. The overriding sprawl of urban growth in the twentieth century have had undesirable economic, social and environmental effects and thus necessitates more emphasis on sustainable development and environment preservation. Noticeably, the environmental effects of urban physical development affect urban ecosystems and citizens’ health quality. Therefore, in this article, we scrutinize the physical development of Mashhad city and its effects on the urban environment. The research method is analytical-descriptive and has used statistics, information and currently assimilated data and documents. The analysis of six pollution types (air, water, sound, soil, magnetic and visual) in Mashhad city points out its relationship with physical expansion and shows that the city growth is the main reason of environmental catastrophe. Finally, this article offers more weight for compact city planning, public transportation, mixed land use plan and city development strategy in urban management process to lessen the negative effects of urban physical development.
کلید واژگان :environment, sustainable development, pollution, Mashhad City
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