<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>CWE/789/2017</journal-id><journal-title >Current World Environment</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0973-4929</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>2320-8031</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>CWE--48-00</article-id><title-group><article-title>Strategic Vision of Qazvin&amp;#39;s Traditional Orchards</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff002'><sup>2</sup><instname>Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU)</instname>,<instcity>Qazvin</instcity>, <instcountry>Iran</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate>2015-04-30</publicationDate></pub-date><doi>10.12944/CWE.10.Special-Issue1.135</doi><volume>Volume 10</volume><issue>Volume 10</issue><page>1145-1148</page><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p>&lt;p&gt;Qazvin is located in a semi-arid zone within the Iranian Plateau. Qazvin`s traditional orchards with a history spanning a thousand years, are a distinctive and unique heritage. Nowadays this heritage is threatened by unrestrained urban and industrial developments, administrative shortcomings and insufficient public awareness. Trees have always been considered as one of the blessings of nature, Preserve this traditional orchards should be one of the most important issues in City strategies. This survey, regarding the environmental, cultural and economic benefits of the trees, introduces a strategic vision for Qazvin&amp;rsquo;s traditional orchards and emphasizes on a plea for the relevant strategic plan.&lt;/p&gt;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Qazvin</kwd><kwd> Traditional orchards</kwd><kwd> Tree</kwd><kwd> Strategic vision</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front></article>