University of Tehran, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies Iranian Journal for the History of Islamic Civilization 2228-7906 52 2 2020 02 20 Comparison of Urban Space Publicness Components in Iranian-Islamic and Western Cities Comparison of Urban Space Publicness Components in Iranian-Islamic and Western Cities 257 288 75462 10.22059/jhic.2020.283025.654016 FA Amirmohammad Ghavimi PhD researcher at Tehran university of art Gholamreza Haghighat Naiini Associate Professor and Faculty member of urban planning-Tehran University of art Fariba Gharaii UAssociate Professor and Faculty member of urban planning-Tehran University of art Mitra Habibi Associate Professor and Faculty member of urban design-Tehran University of ar Journal Article 2019 06 12 The main subject of this article is about two basic issues. Firstly, in finding the basic concepts of urban spaces planning and design, we have rarely been focusing on the characteristics of our traditional cities, and we began to recognize these concepts from Western literature. Secondly, the publicness of urban spaces has been increasingly noticed and challenged by scholars in recent years. Accordingly, and considering the necessity of providing an understanding of the status of the publicness of urban spaces in Iranian cities based on recent discussions, this research is carried out in a descriptive-analytical and comparative method. The main question of this research is that what are the main components of the publicness of urban spaces in Iranian-Islamic cities and western cities, and what are the differences? The findings of this research show that the most basic components of the publicness of urban spaces that have been mentioned in the western literature over the past few decades have existed centuries ago in traditional Iranian-Islamic cities and have been emphasized and implemented even in more detail. The main subject of this article is about two basic issues. Firstly, in finding the basic concepts of urban spaces planning and design, we have rarely been focusing on the characteristics of our traditional cities, and we began to recognize these concepts from Western literature. Secondly, the publicness of urban spaces has been increasingly noticed and challenged by scholars in recent years. Accordingly, and considering the necessity of providing an understanding of the status of the publicness of urban spaces in Iranian cities based on recent discussions, this research is carried out in a descriptive-analytical and comparative method. The main question of this research is that what are the main components of the publicness of urban spaces in Iranian-Islamic cities and western cities, and what are the differences? The findings of this research show that the most basic components of the publicness of urban spaces that have been mentioned in the western literature over the past few decades have existed centuries ago in traditional Iranian-Islamic cities and have been emphasized and implemented even in more detail. https://jhic.ut.ac.ir/article_75462_c0ad1493d2020c5336eb5c28769a1f71.pdf