Azadeh Lak

Associate Professor

Update: 2025-11-19

Azadeh Lak

Architecture And Urban Planning / Regional and Urban Planning and Design

Journal Paper

  1. "Nurturing healthy and resilient communities: An in-depth bibliometric analysis of walkability within the built environment"
    Azadeh Lak, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Andarzi
    Journal of Transport and Health, Vol. 41, pp.101981-102027, 2025
  2. "Cultural landscapes in climate change: A framework for resilience in developing countries"
    Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Andarzi, Azadeh Lak
    JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Vol. 362, pp.121310-121323, 2024
  3. "Resilience in the dust: The influence of sand and dust storms (SDSs) on residents' perception of urban green spaces: A qualitative study"
    Azadeh Lak, Sajad Vahabi, Hussein Elhaei Sahar
    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 108, pp.104572-104586, 2024
  4. "Prioritizing Effective Criteria in University Design to Promote the Presence of Women: A Study in Urban Design"
    Sahar Jalalian, Pooyan Shahabian, Azadeh Lak, Atoosa Modiri
    Urban Management and Energy Sustainability, Vol. 5, pp.61-81, 2024
  5. "Perceived urban green spaces and youth mental health in the post-COVID-19 era"
    Mahsa Molla Esmaeili, Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak
    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 12, pp.1-12, 2024
  6. "A conceptual framework to mitigate the adverse effects of surface urban heat islands through urban acupuncture: a two-phase scenario of diagnosis and prescription at the neighborhood scale"
    Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Andarzi, Azadeh Lak, Nasibeh Tabrizi zarrin ghabaee
    Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol. 12, pp.1-19, 2024
  7. "Driving the determinants of older people's mental health in the context of urban resilience: a scoping review"
    Sajad Vahabi, Azadeh Lak, Niloofar Panahi
    BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 23, pp.2-18, 2023
  8. "The nexus between digitalization and sustainability: A scientometrics analysis"
    Leila Irajifar, Hengcai Chen, Azadeh Lak, Ayyoob Sharifi, Ali Cheshmehzangi
    Heliyon, Vol. 9, 2023
  9. "The influencing factors of elder-friendly public open spaces promoting older adults' health in deprived urban neighborhoods: Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling approach"
    Azadeh Lak, Soheila Khodakarim, Phyo K. Myint, Hamid R. Baradaran
    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 11, 2023
  10. "Towards resilient place emphasizing urban form: An assessment framework in urban design"
    Masoud Shafiei, Azadeh Lak
    Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 96, 2023
  11. "Green space and the health of the older adult during pandemics: a narrative review on the experience of COVID-19"
    Nasibeh Tabrizi zarrin ghabaee, Azadeh Lak, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi Andarzi
    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 11, pp.1-16, 2023
  12. "Measuring the effects of Compactness/Sprawl on COVID 19 spread patterns at the neighborhood level"
    Seyed Jafar Hejazi, Mahmoud Arvin, Ayyoob Sharifi, Azadeh Lak
    CITIES, Vol. 132, 2023
  13. "Emotional perceptions and barriers to Children's active school travel in low and high socio-economic neighbourhoods in Iran"
    Zeinab Aliyas, Azadeh Lak, Marie-Soleil Cloutier
    Journal of Transport and Health, Vol. 26, 2022
  14. "Leveraging Agritourism in Rural Areas in Developing Countries: The Case of Iran"
    Azadeh Lak, Omid Khairabadi
    Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Vol. 4, pp.1-13, 2022
  15. "Evidence-based Urban Design Studio: An Action Research Approach"
    Azadeh Lak, Reyhaneh Aghamolaei
    Educational Action Research, Vol. 30, pp.107-123, 2022
  16. "Urban Elevated Highways in Residential Districts: New Developed Elevated Highways from Residents' Perspectives"
    Azadeh Lak, Nouroddin Amiri, Reihaneh Aghamolaei
    JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, Vol. 148, pp.1-11, 2022
  17. "Outdoor Thermal Comfort for Active Ageing in Urban Open Spaces: Reviewing the Concepts and Parameters"
    Reihaneh Aghamolaei, Azadeh Lak
    Ageing International, Vol. 48, pp.438-451, 2022
  18. "Spatio-temporal patterns of the COVID-19 pandemic, and place-based influential factors at the neighborhood scale in Tehran"
    Azadeh Lak, Ayyoob Sharifi, Siamak Badr, Alireza Zali, Ali Maher, Ehsan Mostafavi, Davood Khalili
    Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 72, pp.103034-103035, 2021
  19. "An evaluative model for assessing pandemic resilience at the neighborhood level: The case of Tehran"
    Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian, Ayyoob Sharifi
    Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 75, 2021
  20. "An ecological approach to the development of an active aging measurement in urban areas (AAMU)"
    Azadeh Lak, Parichehr Rashidghalam, S. Nouroddin Amiri, Phyo K. Myint, Hamid R. Baradaran
    BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 21, pp.1-18, 2021
  21. "A conceptual framework for auditing the physical integrity of historical districts: case studies of Kerman and Shiraz Bazaars in Iran"
    Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak
    Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, pp.1-20, 2021
  22. "A conceptual framework for resilient place assessment based on spatial resilience approach: An integrative review"
    Masoud Shafiei, Azadeh Lak, Ali Ghaffari, Ayyoob Sharifi
    Urban Climate, Vol. 36, 2021
  23. "Knowledge and innovative spaces: a framework for assessment of the cultural-educational precinct in Tehran"
    Reyhaneh Aghamolaei, Azadeh Lak
    INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING REVIEW, Vol. 42, pp.479-508, 2020
  24. "Towards a framework for facilitating the implementation of Tactical Urbanism Practices: Assessment Criteria in the Place-making Approach in Iran"
    Azadeh Lak, Shohreh Zarezadeh kheibari
    GEOFORUM, Vol. 115, pp.54-66, 2020
  25. "How Do Older Women Perceive their Safety in Iranian Urban Outdoor Environments?"
    Azadeh Lak, Reyhaneh Aghamolaei, Phyo K. Myint
    Ageing International, pp.1-2, 2020
  26. "Exploring Analysis of the Environmental Qualities Affecting the Design of Unmanaged Urban Under-Bridge Spaces"
    Azadeh Lak, Mina Ramezani
    Vol. 13, pp.177-178, 2020
  27. "A Framework for Elder-Friendly Public Open Spaces from the Iranian Older Adults' perspectives: A Mixed-Method Study"
    Azadeh Lak, Reyhaneh Aghamolaei, Hamid R Baradaran, Phyo K Myint
    URBAN FORESTRY and URBAN GREENING, pp.126857-126858, 2020
  28. "Resilient urban form to pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19"
    Azadeh Lak, Shideh Shideh Shakouri Asl , Ali Maher
    Medical Journal of Islamic Republic of Iran, Vol. 34, pp.502-509, 2020
  29. "Comprehensive 5P framework for active aging using the ecological approach: an iterative systematic review"
    Azadeh Lak, Parichehr Rashidghalam, Phyo K. Myint, Hamid R. Bradaran
    BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 20, 2020
  30. "Principles in practice: Toward a conceptual framework for resilient urban design"
    Azadeh Lak, Faezeh Hasankhan, Seyed Amirhossein Garakani
    Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 63, pp.2194-2226, 2020
  31. "Toward sustainable development in post-flood relocation of rural settlements in Iran"
    Seyed Amirhossein Garakani, Azadeh Lak, Masoomeh Niyasati
    International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 11, pp.359-377, 2020
  32. "Reviving the lost spaces under urban highways and bridges: an empirical study"
    Azadeh Lak, Mina Ramezani, Reihaneh Aghamolaei
    Journal of Place Management and Development, Vol. 12, pp.469-484, 2019
  33. "Collective memory and urban regeneration in urban spaces: Reproducingmemories in Baharestan Square, city of Tehran, Iran"
    Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian
    City, Culture and Society, Vol. 18, 2019
  34. "Development and validation of elder-friendly urban spaces questionnaire (EFUSQ)"
    Azadeh Lak, Reyhaneh Aghamolaei, Hamid R. Baradaran, Phyo K. Myint
    BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 19, 2019
  35. "Urban regeneration through heritage tourism: cultural policies and strategic management"
    Azadeh Lak, Mahdi Gheitasi, Dallen J. Timothy
    Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Vol. 18, pp.386-403, 2019
  36. "Designing Urban Customs and Border Marketplaces: A Model and Case Study From Lotfabad, Iran"
    Parisa Borzooie, Azadeh Lak, Dallen J. Timothy
    Journal of Borderlands Studies, Vol. 34, pp.1-18, 2019
  37. "A new morphological approach to Iranian bazaar: the application of urban spatial design theories to Shiraz and Kerman bazaars"
    Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian
    JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION, Vol. 24, pp.207-223, 2018
  38. "Blue and Green Spaces as Therapeutic Landscapes: Health Effects of Urban Water Canal Areas of Isfahan"
    Amir Afshar Vaez Tavakoli, Azadeh Lak, Tan Yigitcanlar
    Sustainability(Switzerland), Vol. 10, pp.1-20, 2018
  39. "From Segregation to Integration of New Developments in Historic Contexts Rural Texture in Iran"
    Azadeh Lak, Reyhaneh Aghamolaei, Eftekhar Azizkhani
    Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, Vol. 9, pp.59-66, 2018
  40. "Adaptation and reliability of NEWS-Iran a questionnaire for assessing environmental correlates of physical activity"
    Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak
    Medical Journal of Islamic Republic of Iran, Vol. 30, pp.1-9, 2016
  41. "The Selection of Master's Thesis in the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning: A Grounded Theory Study Emanated from Supervisors' Experiences"
    Koroush Golkar, Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian
    Vol. 3, pp.77-112, 2024
  42. ""
    sajad vahabi, Ali safavi, Azadeh Lak, Vahid Rashedi
    Vol. 4, pp.103-118, 2023
  43. ""
    sahar jalalian, pooyan shahabian, Azadeh Lak, Modiri Atosa
    Vol. 4, pp.16-32, 2023
  44. ""
    shahriari Shevra, pooyan Shahabian, Azadeh Lak
    Vol. 21, pp.247-268, 2023
  45. "Develop an urban form assessment model based on the spatial resilience approach"
    Masoud Shafiei, Azadeh Lak, Ali Ghaffari
    Vol. 2, pp.1-27, 2022
  46. ""
    Masoud Shafiei, Azadeh Lak, Ali Ghaffarri
    Bagh-e Nazar, Vol. 19, pp.69-80, 2022
  47. ""
    Azadeh Lak, Mina Ramezani
    pp.193-206, 2020
  48. ""
    Soheila Sadegh Zadeh, Koroush Golkar, Ali Ghaffari, Azadeh Lak
    Vol. 12, pp.63-84, 2020
  49. ""
    Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak
    pp.111-130, 2019
  50. ""
    Azadeh Lak, Sahar Jalalian
    Vol. 7, pp.71-89, 2018
  51. ""
    Azadeh Lak, Mina Ramezani
    pp.225-235, 2018
  52. ""
    Reyhaneh AghaMolaei, Azadeh Lak
    pp.67-90, 2018
  53. ""
    Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak
    pp.45-60, 2017
  54. "Investigation on the morphology of the Iranian Bazaar through Theories of Urban Spatial Design. Case Studies Shiraz and Kerman Bazaars"
    Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian
    Vol. 26, pp.113-138, 2017
  55. "The Residents Experiences of Physical Integration Between Old Fabric and New Development in Settlements A Case Study of Historical Village of Qahi"
    Azadeh Lak, Eftekhar Azizkhani
    Vol. 36, pp.3-18, 2017
  56. "Bam Earthquake and Neighborhoods Residents Understanding Of Meaning of Disruption in Place Attachment"
    Azadeh Lak
    pp.17-29, 2016
  57. "Experience of Re-establishing Place Attachment in Post-Earthquake Reconstructions in Bam s Neighborhoods using Grounded theory method"
    Azadeh Lak
    Vol. 8, pp.159-175, 2016
  58. ""
    Azadeh Lak, Pantea Hakimian
    Vol. 19, pp.529-546, 2016
  59. "Understanding the Meaning of Sense of Place in Post-Earthquake Reconstructions in Bam s Residential Settlements Case Study Narges Residential Complex"
    Azadeh Lak, Ashkan Gholampour
    Vol. 34, pp.37-50, 2015
  60. "Grounded Theory Applications in Urban Design Research"
    Azadeh Lak
    Vol. 24, pp.43-60, 2014
  61. "Resilient urban design"
    Azadeh Lak
    Vol. 23, pp.91-104, 2013