Figure 2
The map shows an urban area outlined by a grey boundary representing the urban boundary, within which multiple land-use categories are displayed where dark green areas represent urban green space distributed across the city, blue areas represent artificial lakes located mainly in the southern and eastern sections, dark teal areas represent a green belt surrounding much of the outer urban edge, light green areas represent green conservation zones concentrated along hilly and peripheral regions, and green checkered patterns represent gardens and agricultural lands located primarily in the southern portion of the map, while a north arrow shown as the letter N with an upward arrow symbol appears near the top center, a scale bar at the bottom left shows distances marked as 0, 1, 2, and 4 Kilometers, and a legend on the right lists the categories “Urban Green Space”, Artificial Lake”, “Green Belt”, “Gardens and Agricultural lands”, “Green Conservation”, and “Urban Boundary” with corresponding colors and patterns.Green space zoning in Karaj comprehensive plan. Source: City of Karaj Urban Planning Department (2007)