Background and Objective: Today, contractors are required to submit an HSE Plan before starting a project, and HSE officials in organizations must be able to develop an HSE Plan. Due to the lack of a specific format for the development of the HSE Plan, to avoid personal preferences, save time and money, and include the necessary parts, the present study aimed to provide a consistent model for users to develop a specific HSE-Plan using suitable software. Materials and Methods: First, the main framework of HSE-Plan was determined by searching various databases and including expert opinions. In the next step, the idea generation and design of the portal were done. Afterward, the required basic information was entered into the program and different parts of the program were designed according to the requirements of each section. Finally, the software was validated by testing it in a provincial power distribution company. Results: According to the input options, as well as the subject of the project and its specific requirements, the outputs were designed to suit different projects, and after entering the required information for each section, the output HSE-Plan was displayed. Conclusion: This software helps the user to define appropriate goals and policies for the organization and identify the relevant requirements by entering information such as risk assessment data and the results of occupational accidents, and finally the collection of these materials creates the plan required by users.

Introduction: Increasing the rate of biodiversity loss due to several reasons have raised concerns about the remaining elements of biodiversity. On one hand it is impossible to allocate vast areas to conservation in competition with other land uses and on other hand it is not clear which parts of the land is of more biodiversity values and deserves conservation. In this situation the using better substitutes such as vegetation cover is inevitable. Vegetation types have been considered as suitable substitutes in many studies. Materials and Methods: The study area is Kohgiluye & Boir-Ahmad province located in southwest of Iran, neighboring from north and east to Chaharmahal & Bakhtiary and Isfahan provinces, from south to Fars and Booshehr and from west to Khuzestan (Figure 1). The study area with 1609979 ha area (around 1% of Iran) has a mountainous landscape. More than 80% of the area is covered with mountains and hills. The lowest part is of an altitude of 170 m above sea level and the point with maximum elevation is Dena peak with 4409 m above sea level. This indicates a sharp elevation gradient. Other physical and biological characteristic of the study area such as climate (temperature and humidity), soil, biodiversity (floral and faunal) are functions of this gradient. At present about 12% of the study area is under protection which consists of 6 protected areas named Dena, Dena-ye Sharghi, Tang-e Soolak, Kooh-e Dill, Kooh-e Khamin and Kooh-e Khiz & Sorkh.

Spatial strategic planning systems have become the subject of mush comparative research in recent years. This has resulted in very general classification, while a definition of the subject of the comparison remaining vague.Any attempt at comparative evaluation has proved therefore to be difficult and controversial, impending further theoretical and institutional progress. Against this backdrop, the present contribution is aimed as an effort toward examination the practical experience of using structural strategic approach in Iran’s urban planning. Therefore coincident new master plan in Iran (case study: Comprehensive plan of Mashhad) with specifications of strategic nd structure plan approach have done based on the supposed necessity of using Strategic Structure plan in Iran.To determine the adaptation Mashhad’s Master Plan with specifications of structural strategic plan, the features from the current literature of urban planning in Iran are extracted as the first step, 10 traits are detected, which are then divided into numerous sub criteria (211 sub criteria are distinguished). Since the sub criteria are of different importance and value, the AHP method is used to determine their significances. The adaptation of Mashhad’s master plan with the sub criteria is conducted with two different methods. In the first way, searching about identified indicators in the Mashhad comprehensive plan reports is done with content analysis method. And the second way is doing questionnaire and interview with those who had involved in the process of preparation and enactment of Mashhad master plan .In other words, supervision and control is carried out through questionnaire, asking about the adaptation of Master Plan in the main criteria, results confirm the achievements. The result indicated that the comprehensive plan in Iran is not in line with the specifications of the structure plan with strategic approach. There are a significant difference between the practical structural strategic plan and the theoretical literatures. Although 3 of 10 founded traits have had similarity, but non-compliance of 7 specifications is a significant subject. The importance of this issue will be clearer when we remember that the structural strategic plan have been proposed as an appropriate model instead of traditional urban planning in Iran. This paper attempts to investigate problems in using structural strategic approach in Iran. Attention to local and native conditions is suggested, in addition to identifying the limitations in using this approach in Iran. We should remember that what was happened in the world as structural and strategic models, are the result of fundamental changes in urban planning process in those countries. This verify necessary to provide new basis for the realization of structural strategic approach in Iran.This article results state that any reformative action in the urban planning approach require fundamental reforms in the procedural and substantive aspects of urban planning basis. Iran's planning model should be developed in according to valuable experiences of past five decades. And so this pattern should be review and modification constantly. With this thinking, recent developments in applying structural strategic approach can be accepted as positive step in Iran urban planning approach.

Introduction: Lack of detailed study of the essence of comprehensive and structural-strategic plans and lack of nobility on the extent of their capacity in the optimal organization of the country's cities and also lack of careful attention to desirable plans such as strategic, is one of the problems that has created obstacles in the way of achieving sustainable urban development. The present article tries to use the analytical-comparative method to explain the basis and process of preparing comprehensive, strategic, and structural-strategic plans, compare these three plans and identify their positive and negative features. Methodology: The present article is basic-applied and developmental research and has considered descriptive and comparative-analytical methods to achieve its goals. Results: Comprehensive Plan: According to some experts, comprehensive planning is a process to determine the goals and aspirations of society in terms of community development. The plan is a comprehensive program of public policies on transportation, urban facilities, land utilization, population issues, and expansion limits. Comprehensive plans typically cover large geographical areas, specifically cities, and a wide range of topics, covering a long-term horizon. According to Article 1 Section 2 of the Law on Change of Name of the Ministry of Housing (approved on 1974/7/7) in Iran, the comprehensive plan is a long-term plan in which the land use and zoning related to residential, industrial, commercial, administrative, agricultural, and urban equipment, and the general needs of the city, general lines of communication, and the location of centers, including terminals, airports, ports, and the level for the establishment of facilities, equipment, and public facilities in the areas of modernization, improvement, and priorities related to them and the rules and regulations related to all the above, and the preservation of buildings and historical views and natural landscapes have been specified. The city’s comprehensive plan can be revised as necessary" (Ahsan, 2003, Volume 1: 58). The comprehensive plan for urban planning and design standards, developed by the American Urban Planning Association, defines as an official statement made by the authority of the local government for future development and protection. This plan sets out the goals and analyzes the current situation and trends, identifies the vision of the physical, social, and economic characteristics of the society in the coming years, and summarizes the policies and guidelines for implementing that vision" (Planning Standards, 2006: 18).  A detailed plan is prepared to follow a comprehensive plan based on the general criteria of it. This plan specifies the uses of urban lands in different neighborhoods of the city and the exact area of land, the detailed status of the transit network, the population density of a building in urban units, and priorities related to improvement and modernization areas and solving urban problems. In the detailed plan, thelocation of all different urban factors is determined, and the plans and specifications related to ownership are prepared and arranged based on registered documents” (Ahsan, 2003, Volume 1: 88 and 89), and also the general lines of the comprehensive plan converted into precise executable plans. Strategic Plan: This plan has characteristics such as flexibility, paying close attention to participation in this plan, the difference in goals, and the description of different services based on the characteristics of each location that provide a clear definition of this plan, and make it difficult. A plan that is not confined to the framework of dry and unchangeable principles is prepared and defined under the arisen problems. Despite the difficulty of defining it, the strategic plan is a plan in which critical and sensitive issues are weighed, investment priorities are identified for infrastructure, and areas of the city that need prompt attention and immediate implementation of programs are specifically studied in this type of plan. Therefore, the current and future city development and housing quality reconstruction and improvement are considered in the old areas of the city in this plan. Roberts believes that strategic planning and action go hand in hand. This type of planning does not require comprehensive information, and it can meet the city’s needs with total flexibility and effectively model urban land use (Pourmohammadi, 2003: 125). Strategic planning is used to deal with the future correctly and solve current problems and complexities (Obeng and Ugboro, 2008: p420). Strategic planning, specifically an open and participatory creative process is the basis for linking related activities to all urban stakeholders for a specific period, which focuses on critical issues, creates an integrated strategy for the city, shapes flexibility in decision-making, is pragmatically based on a new culture of urban management. Strategic planning is a systematic effort to produce the fundamental decisions and activities to shape an organization and its goals. This process requires extensive effort and, at the same time, effective data collection, development, and search for strategic alternatives, with an emphasis on future inference. Strategic-Structural Plan: The proposal to prepare a so-called structural-strategic plan for cities dates back to the mid-1990s. One of the foundations of this plan is the structural plan that was invented in England, and it is almost obsolete today. In fact, this plan - although not very faithful - was a structural plan that was combined with an incomplete understanding of the strategic plan, and the structural-strategic plan was born. Briefly, the structural-strategic plan is an attempt to prepare the physical base of the city to modify the current structure and accept future developments in the physical structure of the city during a certain period of time, by recognizing the major trends of each of the important vital aspects of the city as a whole with structure. Internal factors, elements, and relationships that are interconnected with environmental conditions. The title of structure in this pattern indicates that this type of planning deals with the city as an integral and transformable whole. As a result, first the economic, social, and physical development structures of the city should be compiled for the future and they should be matched in a structural whole. The strategic term shows that such planning is aimed at guiding and monitoring the overall system of the city through intervention in the structure and performance, and strategies for the realization of the desired structure should be provided. Discussion: The comprehensive plan is a body-centered plan that is in an effort to predict the future based on the past and a top-down evangelist and has a completely linear preparation process in which the category of evaluation is almost neglected. But the strategic plan, unlike the comprehensive plan, is a flexible plan with a comprehensive view with a completely cyclical preparation process in which the category of evaluation is one of its inseparable pillars. Structural-strategic plan, although claims to be new, is a combined plan and in other words, a mixture of three comprehensive, strategic, and structural plans. The preparation process starts with the current situation and continues with the preparation of a section called the strategic plan (which is completely separate from the whole plan) and ends with structural planning (with the most impact from the UK structural plan).  A This plan claimsto have a cyclical process, while the category of evaluation is presented in a general way and far from feasibility. Conclusion: By continuing to prepare the comprehensive plan in its current or revised form, or encouraging the preparation of so-called new plans (structural-strategic plans) which in practice are nothing more than the previous traditional plans, we are not able to solve the chronic problems of the country's cities. It is necessary to prepare and implement more suitable and open plans, especially the strategic plan (after the fulfillment of preconditions).

Strengthening and expanding the rural housing sector and providing technical and engineering services have led to improved quality of life, sustainable employment, rural development, diversification of the rural economy, increased incomes, reduced poverty and thus elimination of deprivation. Building a robust and safe environment against the dangers of natural disasters; makes it necessary to establish a basic and technical system which acts as a control mechanism in rural constructions. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the factors affecting the performance of technical and engineering services of the Housing Foundation in villages which are located in Mehriz County. In terms of method, the research is descriptive-analytical and with regards to purpose, it is the applied one. Required information was collected by field method by taking the advantages of interview, observation and questionnaire. A questionnaire was prepared by the researcher according to the research objectives. Questionnaire consists of the queries which are prepared according to answers in likert scale of 5 scales and moreover the questions were defined in order to satisfy the needs of the researcher. In order to measure the internal validity, first the content validity method was applied to increase the validity of the questionnaire and then Cronbach’ s alpha was used to measure the reliability of the research tool. The statistical population of this research includes the head of household, village administration, village council, directors and experts of Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation, managers and experts of county prefecture, governor, and administrators and experts of rural affairs in governorate. Descriptive statistics method was applied for briefing the survey’ s results, for examining the hypotheses, the Chi-square test was used and finally the researcher took the advantage of Friedman test and the t-test for prioritizing the variables in the technical software of SPSS. Sample size includes 46. 7% of the head of the household, 20% of the rural municipality and the Islamic Council of the village, 20% of the managers and experts of the Housing Foundation of the Islamic Revolution, 6. 7% of the managers and experts of the district and the governorate, finally 6. 7% of the managers and experts of rural affairs. The results show that the factors affecting the performance of technical and engineering services of the Housing Foundation are summarized in three indices, respectively: 1-The most important factor in the human force index is the proper interaction between employees in order to advance clientschr('39') work. 2-The most substantial factor of the financial and economic indicators is the allocation of appropriate credits for construction. 3-The most significant factor of the workshop and equipment is the use of new, pre-fabricated, durable and quality materials for rural projects. Based on the results, the significance level of all data was less than 0. 05, so the distribution of data obtained from research questionnaires is normal. For this purpose, parametric statistics can be applied to test hypotheses. Furthermore, considering that the value of Cronbachchr('39')s alpha coefficient calculated for each of the hypotheses is greater than 0. 7, it can be concluded that the designed questionnaire has acceptable reliability. Based on the fact that out of the seven factors measured for the first index, two impact factors have shown up to 95% and five impact factors have shown up to 99%, so appropriate specialist staffs for providing the clients with services is determined as the most effective factor. Based on the fact that out of 8 factors measured for the second index, two impact factors have shown up to 95% level and 6 impact factors have shown up to 99% level, so the appropriate money and credit were allocated for the construction of projects are specified. Based on the fact that out of 8 factors measured for the third index, 2 impact factors have shown up to 95% level and 6 impact factors have shown up to 99% level, so the use of new, prefabricated, durable and quality materials for rural projects is determined.