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other toxic gases. Mitropoulos and Prevedouros (2013) assessed sustainability for
Transportation Vehicles in five urban vehicles. Their assessment revealed that Hybrid
Diesel Electric Bus and Hybrid Electric Vehicle have the highest sustainability scores.
In transportation, Reisi et al. (2016) explored three urban planning scenarios for
Melbourne, Australia in 2030 and their implications for transport sustainability. As
the features appearance of the cars reflect value and characteristics, the concerns of
this research is to find out, whether there is any relation between sustainability levels
and the formalistic features of the cars commonly used in Iran.
8.2 Method
This research is carried out within seven steps shown in Fig. 8.1. At first step, the literatures about vehicle sustainability and formalistic characteristics or stylistic features
were reviewed. Then, the cars commonly used in Iran, which mostly included Sedan
and Hatchback types, were collected. Majority of the cars used in Iran are produced
by two big domestic Iranian makers, Saipa and Iran Khodro (Ikco), and the rest are
mostly the assembled Chinese cars or the ones imported from China, Korea and
partly the other countries. The samples are introduced in Table 8.1.
In the third step, first, five sustainability dimensions (including Environment,
Technology, Energy, Economy and Users) were gathered from the literatures. Then,
15 indicators were determined for vehicle sustainability. The indicators with different
units were normalized.
Fig. 8.1 The research
outline, steps and process
Literature review
Collect the samples
Extract vehicle sustainability indicators
Define the items car’s formalistic
characteristic and stylistic features
Calculate total sustainability levels of samples
Analyze the formalistic characteristics
of samples
Draw relation between the samples’
sustainability level and formalistic
characteristics
M. Zolfaghari and S. J. Zafarmand
other toxic gases. Mitropoulos and Prevedouros (2013) assessed sustainability for
Transportation Vehicles in five urban vehicles. Their assessment revealed that Hybrid
Diesel Electric Bus and Hybrid Electric Vehicle have the highest sustainability scores.
In transportation, Reisi et al. (2016) explored three urban planning scenarios for
Melbourne, Australia in 2030 and their implications for transport sustainability. As
the features appearance of the cars reflect value and characteristics, the concerns of
this research is to find out, whether there is any relation between sustainability levels
and the formalistic features of the cars commonly used in Iran.
8.2 Method
This research is carried out within seven steps shown in Fig. 8.1. At first step, the literatures about vehicle sustainability and formalistic characteristics or stylistic features
were reviewed. Then, the cars commonly used in Iran, which mostly included Sedan
and Hatchback types, were collected. Majority of the cars used in Iran are produced
by two big domestic Iranian makers, Saipa and Iran Khodro (Ikco), and the rest are
mostly the assembled Chinese cars or the ones imported from China, Korea and
partly the other countries. The samples are introduced in Table 8.1.
In the third step, first, five sustainability dimensions (including Environment,
Technology, Energy, Economy and Users) were gathered from the literatures. Then,
15 indicators were determined for vehicle sustainability. The indicators with different
units were normalized.
Fig. 8.1 The research
outline, steps and process
Literature review
Collect the samples
Extract vehicle sustainability indicators
Define the items car’s formalistic
characteristic and stylistic features
Calculate total sustainability levels of samples
Analyze the formalistic characteristics
of samples
Draw relation between the samples’
sustainability level and formalistic
characteristics