Urban Planning
Ali Azar; Abolfazl Zakariyazadeh; Elham Morovati Zarghani
Abstract
Considering the importance of urban green spaces in increasing the city livability and competitiveness and their role in the citizens' recreation and leisure time, it is necessary to have a precise understanding of the components affecting the satisfaction of citizens. Accordingly, the aim of the ...
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Considering the importance of urban green spaces in increasing the city livability and competitiveness and their role in the citizens' recreation and leisure time, it is necessary to have a precise understanding of the components affecting the satisfaction of citizens. Accordingly, the aim of the present study is to explain the citizens' satisfaction from the urban green spaces in zone 6 of Tabriz metropolis. The research method is a descriptive-analytical method and it is also practical research. The statistical population includes 30 parks in the zone 6 of the Tabriz Metropolitan Municipality, of which 12 parks were purposefully selected as a sample size. The data were collected through documentary and field methods. In order to determine the level of citizens' satisfaction from the green spaces, 320 a researcher-made questionnaires were provided to the park visitors. The results of the regression test show that the service quality index has the highest impact and the safety and security index had the least impact on the satisfaction of the subjects. The average overall satisfaction with the urban green spaces of the zone 6 of the Tabriz Metropolitan Municipality was 3.25 and considering the average distance between the obtained and the standard average and from the subjects' view, these parks are in an average level in terms of the studied indicators. However, the dynamism (cultural, artistic, recreational and sports attractions) and empathy indexes of urban green spaces in zone 6 of Tabriz Metropolitan Municipality enjoyed from a satisfaction higher than the average
Urban Planning
Ali akbar Taghipour; Benyamin Hasanzadeh Baghi; Parsa Ahmadi Dehrashid
Abstract
pedestrian zones are places that help improve the physical and mental health of people and their social mobility, creating human spaces and the identity of cities. But these conditions will be realized when the pedestrian zone is built based on the needs and expectations of the citizens. Therefore, the ...
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pedestrian zones are places that help improve the physical and mental health of people and their social mobility, creating human spaces and the identity of cities. But these conditions will be realized when the pedestrian zone is built based on the needs and expectations of the citizens. Therefore, the city management must be aware of the factors that are of great importance in pedestrian zones from the point of view of citizens and also check the success rate of pedestrian zone construction projects to solve the defects and problems in these spaces. In this research, by considering a complete set of factors affecting the quality of the pedestrian zone and using a method different from other previous researches, it was tried to evaluate these factors in the two phases of the pedestrian zone in Rasht city from the citizens' point of view, so that in addition to finding the most important factor, two phases The pedestrian zones are also compared to each other. The research method is applied based on the objective and descriptive-analytical based on the implementation method. Based on the research literature, four criteria (physical-spatial, access, socio-economic, micro-design) and 22 indicators were selected. In the next step, by distributing 392 questionnaires among the citizens as a simple random sampling, using Shannon's entropy method, the importance coefficient of study criteria and indicators and their weighted scores were obtained in two phases. The results show that in general, the level of satisfaction of the citizens with the pedestrian zone is average, and the micro-criterion of the design and three indicators are "suitable design for the disabled and the elderly", "lighting at night" and "proper placement of trash cans, drinking fountains, etc." They are of great importance and have the greatest impact on the quality of the pedestrian zone. These factors are more satisfactory in the first phase compared to the second phase of the pedestrian zone. In general, from the point of view of the citizens, the first phase of the pedestrian zone with a normalization score (0.52) is more favorable than the second phase (0.47). These results can be effective in the success of urban management to build desirable pedestrian zones. If more attention is paid to the design factor of these spaces.
Urban Planning
pezhman mohamadi
Abstract
Introduction
Quality of life, as a concept, is an indicator of a person's level of satisfaction with life, in other words, a criterion for determining satisfaction and dissatisfaction of individuals and groups with different aspects of life. Quality of urban life is one of the most important areas ...
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Introduction
Quality of life, as a concept, is an indicator of a person's level of satisfaction with life, in other words, a criterion for determining satisfaction and dissatisfaction of individuals and groups with different aspects of life. Quality of urban life is one of the most important areas of urban studies in different countries. In general, according to field research, and information obtained from the municipality, and relevant authorities, and comparison with the introduced standards, by credible sources, the quality of life in the neighborhoods of Shahrekord is low for various reasons. Comprehensive studies are needed in all specialties to serve urban managers and planners for urban development planning. Examining the quality of life in Shahrekord, causes the shortcomings and weaknesses of this city to be realized in this regard, and appropriate plans should be made based on them. Shahrekord, as one of the middle cities of the country, has witnessed a large migration of surrounding towns and villages in recent years and this has caused the quality of life to be somewhat in crisis due to marginalization and the presence and occurrence of people with different cultures. This makes it necessary to examine the quality of urban life in this city. This study aims to investigate and evaluate the quality of urban life in Shahrekord.
Data and Method
The method of this research is applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of methodology, at the same time, with the exploratory approach (causal) and survey technique, it is based on descriptive-analytical nature. The statistical population of this study, including all citizens of Shahrekord, in 2016, is 190441 people. The sample size, according to the Morgan table, is 383 people. The questionnaire has two dimensions of urban quality of life, with three sub-categories (social, economic, and physical), with 32 questions, and the Citizens' Satisfaction Questionnaire with 13 questions, the validity of which is formal, which has been approved by experts. The construct validity, which was confirmed by factor analysis, and its reliability, based on Cronbach's alpha, was confirmed to be 0.83. To analyze the data, statistical methods of one-sample T-test were used with SPSS software, and structural equation analysis based on Smart PLS software was used.
Results and Discussion
The quality of the urban environment is a measure of the quality of the living environment, which is the least desirable for urban life, and one of the factors influencing it is the amount and manner of social services, hierarchy in major urban applications and services, social security in urban spaces, access to urban spaces, location of uses, and the main spaces of the city, urban environment, performance of different parts of the city, ongoing activities in the urban environment, attention to the identity and culture of natives, etc. An important reason for such attention to the (concept) of quality, considering urban planning and design, simultaneously and interactively, is one of the solutions that can achieve the improvement of functional quality in urban spaces. The quality of urban life is usually measured by the mental characteristics of the survey, and assessing the citizens' perceptions and satisfaction of urban life, or by the objective characteristics of secondary data, and rarely by both types of characteristics. Therefore, concern about the quality of modern life is a feature of contemporary society, which can be a function of the quality of the environment. Also, degradation in the quality of the urban environment can be the result of some economic activities.
Conclusion
The results of this study reveal that the results of T-test analyzes show that the citizens of this area, in economic dimensions, which include the indicators of job opportunities, educational facilities, recreational facilities, and health facilities, are in above-average conditions. And from these indicators, the quality of urban life is in an acceptable position. Also, social indicators that include a sense of personal security, satisfaction with life's successes, relationships with neighbors, and satisfaction with a sense of belonging, according to the results obtained, are below the average of quality of life, and physical characteristics, which include satisfaction with aggregation. And waste disposal, green space, and parks, water quality, street condition, public transportation, the traffic situation in city affairs are lower than the average. In general, development planning in Shahrekord should be targeted and tailored to local resources and people's objective and mental needs, to help improve the quality of life of the city's residents. Also, it is necessary to improve the quality of life, as the main goal of urban and regional development projects. The level of citizens' satisfaction with the quality of their living environment is not at the desired physical level. Also, the results obtained from structural equations indicate that research relationships of the social index on citizen satisfaction, with path coefficient 0.19 and T=2.25, economic index on citizen satisfaction, with path coefficient 0.27 and T=2.74, physical index on citizen satisfaction, with a path factor of 0.61 and a value of T=3.85, are validated.
Urban Planning
mohammad hasan yazdani; asgar pashazadeh; samira saeidi
Volume 23, Issue 67 , April 2019, , Pages 327-349
Abstract
Housing is considered the basic needs of every human being. Several programs by governments in the provision of housing for different groups, especially low-income classes is performed. In recent years, in order to meet the legitimate expectations and customary in the field of housing for low-income ...
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Housing is considered the basic needs of every human being. Several programs by governments in the provision of housing for different groups, especially low-income classes is performed. In recent years, in order to meet the legitimate expectations and customary in the field of housing for low-income groups, the government has adopted the policy of housing construction. Mehr housing project, the biggest national housing plan, which due to its expansion and new projects needs to review the results of this experience, is felt. The aim of this paper is to examine the satisfaction of residents of housing complexes Sham Asbi (Ardabil) is. The study method was descriptive-analytical and the data collection method was documentary and survey using questionnaires. According to by Morgan table sample size was estimated to be 200. To analyze of data with SPSS software was used. The output of the Chi-square test showed that there was a significant relationship between the variables employment status and satisfaction. Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is an inverse relationship between income and satisfaction. In addition, one-sample t test results testify to the satisfaction Sham Asbi residential area (Ardabil) is less than average and residents of the most physical criteria and the criteria of ownership are least satisfied with.
Urban Planning
Abolfazl Meshkini; Mehdi Pourtaheri; Mostafa Norozi
Abstract
The concepts of quality of life and the quality of the environment is the action against the single dimension economic development at national level and physical development of urban scale. It merely is an effort to achieve quality standards in the urban board. Meanwhile the issue of quality in special ...
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The concepts of quality of life and the quality of the environment is the action against the single dimension economic development at national level and physical development of urban scale. It merely is an effort to achieve quality standards in the urban board. Meanwhile the issue of quality in special residential areas such as deteriorated textures, due to the their large population and building density and their lack of organic relation with urban structure, has more importance and complicacy in comparison with other residential areas. Accordingly, trying to understand the concept of the quality of environment, indicators and affecting criteria on the amount of quality of these textures are identified. Indicators used in this research by looking at the subjective quality of the urban environment are the product of individual perception and satisfaction of citizens from their environment life. The study area is located in Abkouh in the Mashhad Metropolis region 1 Having the fact, this research is practical and its methodology is based on descriptive and analytical research method. For the measurement of the amount of environmental quality indicators of satisfaction, T test, to determine the significant relationship between individual variables and environmental quality indicators-Chi-square test and to determine the intensity and direction of the correlation between them Kendall Tau and Kramer test were used in the SPSS software. The results of research show that the rate of satisfaction of environmental quality indicators in the study area is on the lower level. It also was clear that the satisfaction of quality of environment has been taken the greatest impact of three variables including٫ education level and duration of residence in Abkouh
Aliakbar Tagvae; Mojtaba Refieian; Hasan Salamani
Volume 18, Issue 50 , February 2015, , Pages 89-105
Abstract
QOL is a multidimensional concept that has an important effect on residents living within a residence and the most important effect is residential satisfaction. Therefore in the planning for these contexts, identifying the criteria affecting the satisfaction of residents and how effective each of these ...
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QOL is a multidimensional concept that has an important effect on residents living within a residence and the most important effect is residential satisfaction. Therefore in the planning for these contexts, identifying the criteria affecting the satisfaction of residents and how effective each of these criteria is a key priority. The aim of this study is to identify this issue.
Methods In this thesis, according to the research problem, is causal correlation. Technique used in this study is Hierarchical Multiple Regression (HMR). Criteria will be selected based on objective related to study quality of life in the residence environment with reviewed other studies and criteria models. Method of organization of Criteria in this study is up and down and for each macro criterion, sub criteria are brought, these criteria are pattern of questions. In the Criteria analysis stage, the last category criteria are used to calculate the regression and correlation between criteria is taken into account to rate their influence on each other.
