Geography and Human Relationships

Geography and Human Relationships

Measuring the importance of satisfaction indicators of urban parks: the opinions of citizens and experts (A qualitative research)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Younes Pourbeirami hir 1
Mohammad Vafadari Komarolya 2
Davood Vafadari Komarolya 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences and Landscape Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili. Ardabil,, Iran
2 M.Sc. Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Iran
3 Ph.D student in urban Planning, university of Mohagegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran
10.22034/gahr.2023.416499.1945
Abstract
Landscapes and urban green spaces, especially urban parks, are considered to be the most important urban spaces, and it is important to pay attention to these places in order to increase the quality of life of citizens. Based on this, the aim of this research is to rank the importance of satisfaction indicators of urban parks according to the opinion of citizens and experts. Library sources, field observation and structured interviews and Excel and Atlas ti software were used to obtain the data required for the research, and the obtained data were analyzed using the structural analysis method and in the Atlas ti qualitative software. In this way, the data from the interview was entered into the software, and after coding the data and determining their relationship with each other, the final model was extracted from the software. the results showed that the indicator of the presence of suitable greenery is the most important, and the presence of suitable health uses and the existence of a ski resort are the least important indicators in satisfaction with urban parks. In general, it can be said that paying attention to the soft landscape, various play equipment and walking paths can increase the level of satisfaction with urban parks.
Keywords
Urban Spaces
Urban open spaces
Landscapes and urban green space
satisfaction

Subjects

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Geography and Human Relationships
Volume 7, Issue 4 - Serial Number 28
Winter 2025
Pages 721-735

  • Receive Date 15 September 2023
  • Revise Date 31 October 2023
  • Accept Date 02 November 2023