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This study aims to examine the concept of urban environmental sustainability in Iranian cities considering the Supreme Leader’s communicated policy directives and within the broader framework of the planning system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The research seeks to elucidate the linkage between the leader’s foundational intellectual principles and the practical requirements of urban environmental management. Accordingly, the adopted methodology is based on a descriptive-interpretive analytical approach combined with a policy-oriented meta-analysis of national strategic documents. In this sense, the study is not merely a compilation of data but an interpretive reading of the “strategic logic” embedded in the country’s official documents. The data sources consist of a corpus of 45 statements, speeches, and strategic messages delivered by the Supreme Leader between 1986 and 2025, with particular emphasis on three key documents: the “General Environmental Policies” (2015), the “General Policies of Architecture and Urbanism” (2019), and the “Statement on the Second Step of the Revolution” (2018). In the qualitative section, thematic analysis (based on Braun and Clarke’s six-phase framework) was applied to extract key themes. In the quantitative section, indicators related to environmental performance, air pollution, per capita urban green space, and the share of renewable urban energy were analyzed and compared against the study’s derived conceptual framework. The qualitative findings reveal that the discourse of urban environmental sustainability articulated in the leader’s thought is structured around four fundamental pillars: environmental justice and equitable distribution of urban opportunities (32% of themes), consumption reform and resource efficiency (27%), green governance and institutional responsibility of government and municipalities (23%), and environmental culture-building and the moral capital of citizens (18%). The quantitative results indicate that Iran’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI) improved from rank 82 in 2010 to 67 in 2023; however, the average per capita urban green space (9.2 m²), the share of renewable energy (1.3%), and the concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5 at approximately 35 µg/m³) demonstrate the persistence of ecological instability in several major metropolitan areas. The overall analysis suggests that achieving urban environmental sustainability in Iran requires a transition from sectoral management to integrated urban governance and the institutionalization of justice, ethics, and public participation within policy-making—rooted in Islamic-Iranian normative teachings. This approach aligns closely with the Supreme Leader’s directives and provides a conceptual foundation for shaping an Islamic–Iranian model of the sustainable city and advancing the agenda of the New Islamic Civilization.
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