Geography And Urben Planning
Zohreh Akhgarisangatash; Seyedhamed Mirkarimi; Marjan Mohammadzadeh; Abdolrassoul Salmanmahiny
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Sidewalks are urban corridors where some of the most important social activities occur. Therefore, considering the criteria which affecting the beauty and optimization of these paths is of great importance in examining the views of the streets. Identifying the most important aesthetic criteria of the ...
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Sidewalks are urban corridors where some of the most important social activities occur. Therefore, considering the criteria which affecting the beauty and optimization of these paths is of great importance in examining the views of the streets. Identifying the most important aesthetic criteria of the sidewalks is the aim of the present study. A total of four pedestrian paths from two cities of Mashhad and Gorgan have been investigated using visual quality classification and matrix approach approaches.The data obtained from completing 100 visual questionnaires were analyzed by 50 experts in two stages by using the visual quality classification methods and the matrix for achieving the measures, finally the most important criteria were identified.The outcome results of the questionnaire indicated that colour with 82/2% and green space with 77/7% had more effective role in beautifying the sidewalk paths respectively. Also, the results make it possible for researchers to prepare the possibility with intention of increasing more visual pleasure of urban landscape by using them .On the other hand, instead of effective abstract criteria on beauty of streets landscapes, more precise and practical criteria identified and the process of reviewing the beauty of streets landscapes have been speeded up and accurate for designers and planners.
Geography And Urben Planning
Akbar Sharbati; Ayub Bedraghnejad; Reza Sarli
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In this research, the role and place of furniture in urban spaces of Gorgan city has been analyzed and evaluated from the viewpoint of the citizens of this city. The main approach of this study is to study the subject and components of a combination of descriptive-analytical and surveying methods by ...
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In this research, the role and place of furniture in urban spaces of Gorgan city has been analyzed and evaluated from the viewpoint of the citizens of this city. The main approach of this study is to study the subject and components of a combination of descriptive-analytical and surveying methods by completing the questionnaires in various regions of Gorgan. The statistical population of this research is citizens of Gorgan city in the year 1395. 384 of them were selected by using Cochran formula. The five-choice questionnaire of Likert scale was distributed randomly among them. A researcher-made questionnaire has been made the academic validity being confirmed by using the Crohn alpha coefficient of 0.85. The results of the research show that urban furniture has an impact on the freshness and identity of urban spaces, physical and psychological well-being of citizens and the quality of urban spaces as well. Also, there is a positive and significant correlation between urban furniture variables and tourist attraction in Gorgan city as well as between urban furniture variables and urban tourism development.
