Islamic Principles and Culture Applied to Improve Life Quality in Islamic Cities

Cities, towns, and residential area compounds constitute the most salient and tangible manifestations of human culture. The objectives of this study were in three folds. First to identify principles of modern urban planning and living. Secondly, to identify Islamic ideology basis to Quran and conduct of prophetic relative to urban planning and living and finally, to identify Islamic urban planning joined to present condition and knowledge. Strategy for the research design involved Post-Occupancy Study (POE) upon Islamic cities monuments within the metropolitan city of Esfahan, Iran. In this study, it was realized that the strategies proposed in this study is changeable with the geographic and cultural conditions.