Methodology of designing Kerman medicinal plant garden

Authors

1 Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran,, Tehran,, Iran

2 Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Master's degree , Faculty of Environment, ,University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.48306/juem.2026.566079.1132
Abstract
Medicinal plant gardens are special ecosystem structures of native and non-native plants. In these gardens, plant conservation and propagation are carried out as genetic reserves, plant science studies and public education of the people, and in addition to ecological value and sustainable development of communities, they are effective in reducing the effects of climate change and improving livability. In this research, part of the lands of Kerman Municipality have been selected to design a medicinal plant garden. The necessity of this research is the need to develop native and medicinal green structures appropriate to ecological conditions and improve biological quality. The purpose of this research is to design a garden for collection (gene bank), ease of access to plants, increase information and public tendency to consume medicinal plants, and create a scientific-research garden with artistic and tourism aspects in accordance with the principles of sustainable landscape design. The innovation of the research is to create an ecological oasis of biodiversity in a dry urban environment using unconventional water resources for sustainable urban planning. Also, the landscape factors of the site and their distribution were examined and by determining the landscape zones, planning and design strategies for each zone were determined and an attempt was made to present a combination of the science of medicinal plants and the art of landscape design by preparing a strategic plan for the medicinal plant garden and designing the site plan. The findings of this research include identifying, determining, and presenting a plan for planting native medicinal plant species, phytoremediation for cleaning and recycling water, and selecting, examining, and placing microspaces in the plan related to the type of medicinal plants.

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Articles in Press, Corrected Proof
Available Online from 04 April 2026

  • Receive Date 14 December 2025
  • Revise Date 19 December 2025
  • Accept Date 21 February 2026
  • First Publish Date 04 April 2026
  • Publish Date 04 April 2026