Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant professor in university of Tabriz, Department of landscape engineering
2 Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Today, urban green spaces, especially parks as part of the cityscape, play a key role in improving the quality of urban life. In fact, parks and urban green spaces are considered one of the most important factors in shaping social sustainability in urban area, meanwhile lack of enough information regarding users’ motivations and their preferences for activities has caused poor green spaces in urban area which have decreased the willingness of citizens to use the field. This study attempted to understand users’ preferences for motivations and activities in urban parks in Tabriz city. To conduct the research, 4 Park being chosen among 8 Regional Parks in Tabriz. A face to face interview was conducted among 120 persons who visited these parks in 1396 for three months. The participants were asked to explain what reasons motive them to come to district parks and what type of activities they prefer to engage in parks. The results revealed that fun, being with family, stress relief and walking in the park were the main motivations for people to visit the parks. The respondents indicated exercise in morning, Photography of landscapes, and sports groups as preferred activities. Chi-square analysis was employed to explore the relationship between motivations and activities factors and its result revealed that is mostly known for doing passive activities such as contemplation and chess games, MirDamad Park for active activities such as childrenplayground and exercise, QvnakhlarBagiPark is usually used for family gathering, and finally Shams Park is suitable for being with friends.
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