عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Given the central position of cities in the spatial hierarchy of power, identifying the fundamental factors that shape their formation, development, and sustainability is a key task of contemporary political geography. In this context, climate is not merely an environmental variable but a decisive geopolitical factor in the spatial organization of cities. Aiming to build theory in urban political geography, this study adopts a contextualized grounded theory approach. Drawing on a mixed data strategy that combines systematic documentary analysis with field data, it identifies and explains patterns of urban spatial organization as they interact with climatic components. Three-stage coding (open, axial, and selective) yielded basic concepts, core categories, and, ultimately, the paradigm of the climate-based city. The study thus proposes a new conceptual framework that can underpin future urban planning and clarify the role of climatic components in urban typology, spatial planning, and urban development policymaking. The findings confirm that climate directly influences not only the physical form of the city (e.g., the windcatcher-based architecture of Yazd) and its functions, but also macro-political strategies (e.g., patterns of climate-induced migration) and development planning (e.g., green building standards). Accordingly, the article argues that future cities will redefine the components of their power and competitive advantage around indicators such as water security, climate resilience, and access to clean energy. The climate-based city theory, as a novel conceptual framework, can therefore open a new frontier in the literature on urban political geography and spatial planning and help map the geopolitical landscape of twenty-first-century cities.
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