Investigating the Effect of Spatial Quality on the Vitality of Urban Park Case Study: Ardebil Shurabil Park

Document Type : Science - Research

Authors

1 Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, Engineering and Urbanism, Shahrood University of Technology(SUT), Shahrood, Iran.

2 PhD Student,, Department of Architecture, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mamaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mamaghan, Iran.

Abstract

The present study has analyzed the effect of different physical and non-physical dimensions of space on promoting the vitality of Shurabil Park in Ardebil, with the aim of identifying dimensions of spatial quality affecting     the vitality of urban parks, and has provided design solutions. The study is descriptive -analytical in nature and quantitative in terms of method. Data were collected through questionnaires and observation tools sequentially to ensure accurate measurement of variables and provide a design solution, and the reliability of the questionnaire tool with an alpha coefficient of 0.847 has been confirmed. To determine the sample size using Cochran formula, 300 clients of​​Shurabil park with simple random sampling method were selected as statistical sample. Statistical analysis was achieved by SPSS26 software and mean, correlation and regression tests were used in this study. The innovation of research is to evaluate the combined effects of physical and non-physical dimensions of space on the vitality of parks. Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between different dimensions of  spatial quality and vitality of ​​Shurabil park while dimensions of activity and sociability have the greatest impact on the vitality of parks.

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  • Receive Date: 11 March 2021
  • Revise Date: 11 August 2022
  • Accept Date: 16 August 2022

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