environment
Aliakbar Heidari
Abstract
Women, as half of the urban population, have more specific sensitivities than men about perceptions of crime areas. Therefore, by examining their perspectives on identifying crime potentials at the level of urban spaces, it is possible to achieve the characteristics of a safe urban space from the perspective ...
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Women, as half of the urban population, have more specific sensitivities than men about perceptions of crime areas. Therefore, by examining their perspectives on identifying crime potentials at the level of urban spaces, it is possible to achieve the characteristics of a safe urban space from the perspective of the totality of an urban society. Accordingly, addressing the issue of what characteristics of urban open spaces from the perspective of women make them safe or prone to crime, is the main purpose of this study. Also, among the various urban spaces, parks are of special importance as a public place for the daily presence of women, and this factor led to the selection of Shiraz Freedom Park as a case study. The research strategy in this study includes a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and information was collected through questionnaires, interviews, observation and mental imaging. The results showed that the set of factors affecting the feeling of insecurity in women in urban parks can be classified under four physical, functional, social and perceptual-visual indicators. In these cases, following factors are very important in creating a safe space in urban parks from the perspective of women: vegetation density, the presence of sub-spaces and outcrops, territorial segregation, the presence of signs and symbols, the circadian nature of land uses, proper location of entrances and exits, the possibility of proper navigation in space, artificial care, reputation or a notoriety) a space, gender dominance in parts of the park, visual communication with different parts of the park, proper lighting at night and the brightness and clarity of the space.
Geography And Urben Planning
Malihe Taghipour; Aliakbar Heidari; Farzaneh Narimani
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of behavioral system in the sociability of urban parks in Azadi Park of Shiraz. The method is combined that includes descriptive and analytical methods using environmental psychology, library studies and field observations. The data has been ...
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the role of behavioral system in the sociability of urban parks in Azadi Park of Shiraz. The method is combined that includes descriptive and analytical methods using environmental psychology, library studies and field observations. The data has been collected through questionnaires and logical reasoning. The results show that the sociability and the multifunctionality and and the wide range of capabilities can indicate the richness of the space in such a way that despite the existing obstacles and challenges, the space has shown an acceptable function, and over time, it can develop new functions and roles, in accordance with social changes. Also, the findings show that voluntary and social activities increase the sociability of the space more than mandatory activities, and finally, it draws a model of the activity pattern; which has the greatest impact on sociability.
