Geography And Urben Planning
Mohsen Ahadnejad Reveshty; Mohamadtaghi Heydari; Mohammad sadegh Azizi
Abstract
The aim of the current research is the feasibility study and development of pocket parks in Iranian cities with the approach of citizen participation in Elahieh and Kooie Farhang neighborhoods of Zanjan city in response to the fact that the factors affecting citizen participation in the feasibility and ...
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The aim of the current research is the feasibility study and development of pocket parks in Iranian cities with the approach of citizen participation in Elahieh and Kooie Farhang neighborhoods of Zanjan city in response to the fact that the factors affecting citizen participation in the feasibility and creation of pocket park development in Zanjan city neighborhoods and effective strategies for development. What is the partnership of pocket parks? The present research is in accordance with the descriptive-analytical method in terms of its applied type and nature. The method of collection, library and field observation (interview with questionnaire tool), and sampling of probability type by simple random method. So far, no important studies have been done in the area of the feasibility of creating and developing park envelopes with the citizen participation approach, and the practical value of the research will be in changing, improving and modifying the methods and patterns of dealing with planning for the sustainability of cities in Iran. The results showed that trust played an important role in the development of pocket parks and increasing neighborhood dynamics, trust in each other and urban management was the basis for creating such desirable spaces. Also, the situation of the components of NGOs and feeling of security in the two neighborhoods of Elahieh and Kooie Farhang are not the same, and the conditions of Kooie Farhang are more unfavorable than Elahieh. Finally, for the development of such spaces, the sense of security variable will have the greatest impact on the development of pocket parks in these neighborhoods.
Geography And Urben Planning
Nader Zali
Volume 4, Issue 8 , October 2013, , Pages 27-44
Abstract
Today, one of the principles of urban planning is attention to informed and active participation of citizens in all aspects of development. Therefore, what is unquestionable need for urban management now, it is Necessary changes in the use of participatory approaches and satisfy citizens. this study ...
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Today, one of the principles of urban planning is attention to informed and active participation of citizens in all aspects of development. Therefore, what is unquestionable need for urban management now, it is Necessary changes in the use of participatory approaches and satisfy citizens. this study is studied Mahabad city aimed to evaluate the performance of urban management from the perspective of citizen participation and satisfaction. It is an applied research and its method is descriptive- analytic. Reviewing concepts and principles of research, field study is used to collect data 384 questionnaires distributed among the citizens associated. The results indicate a very high willingness of citizens to participate in urban management. However, studies show no significant long history of public participation in urban management and more physical participation, However, the results of the Spearman correlation test indicates a statistically significant positive correlation between the amount already exist citizen participation in urban management and their satisfaction. This research also concludes that the factors affecting the level of citizen participation in urban management can be divided in four dimensions: personal, economic, social and management, in this respect, among the individual factors, physical and mental health of citizens is index influential, among the social factors is dependence on location, among the economic factors is economic profitability participation and finally among the management factors is institutional trust(mutual trust between people and urban management).
