Ahmad Hami; Saadi Faraji; Farzin Emami
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Paying attention to the quality indicators of park formation can lead to coherence and social sustainability of cities. The present research is aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the quality of regional parks in Tabriz in order to provide a suitable and practical solution for managers and designers ...
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Paying attention to the quality indicators of park formation can lead to coherence and social sustainability of cities. The present research is aimed to evaluate the factors affecting the quality of regional parks in Tabriz in order to provide a suitable and practical solution for managers and designers of green spaces. Data collection was done using questionnaire which were completed by 300 park visitors. Different methods were applied for data analysis including descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation and step by step regression. Using factor analysis, eleven sub-components were extracted with an alphfa greater than 0.7 of main components of the research. The main components include: access and communication, socialization, comfort and perspective, user and activity; and the sub-components include: accessibility, furniture, facilities and services, security, social groups, various social activities, meeting place, environment, quality of management, quality of maintenance, and design quality. The results of the analysis showed that accessibility, socialization, user and activities, comfort and perspective were ranked from the highest quality to the lowest one, respectively. Among the sub-components, environment is the most important factor in the quality of parks, and the importance of social groups, access to the park, security, meeting place, various social activities, furniture, and facilities were ranked in the following order, respectively. The results of Pearson test also showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between independent components (access and communication, socialization, comfort and perspective, user and activity) with the dependent variable (regional park quality). These components are also able to explain and define 54.6% of the quality of the regional parks (dependent variables).
Akbar Rahimi; Meisam Moharrami; Saadi Faraji
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Urban green spaces and parks are considered as a critical component of the urban planning process. Spatial distribution of parks is an important factor in proper accessibility of urban residents to such services. The present study aims at evaluating the coverage of service areas that urban parks provide ...
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Urban green spaces and parks are considered as a critical component of the urban planning process. Spatial distribution of parks is an important factor in proper accessibility of urban residents to such services. The present study aims at evaluating the coverage of service areas that urban parks provide for people as well as their functions in 10 urban regions of Tabriz city using network analysis and FAHP methods to find the optimal location for expanding and developing the green spaces. The network analysis was done using land use and transit network maps. Then, based on eight effective locational criteria, the location of urban parks was completed. The results indicated that central regions of the city have better access to the neighboring parks than the others. Also, access to local parks is not proper in east, north-west and south areas of Tabriz, but other areas do so. Accessibility to district, regional, and urban parks is suitable in western, eastern and south-eastern parts of Tabriz. Application of FAHP to locating green spaces showed that central and eastern regions of Tabriz are more suitable for creating and expanding the parks and green spaces.
