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Analyzing and Identifying the indicators of planning and designing a happy urban landscape

Document Type : Article extracted from thesis

Authors

Davood Vafadari Komarolya 1
Hossein Nazmfar 1
Ahmad Hami 2
Mohammad Hasan Yazdani 1

1 Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Landscape Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract
Background and Objective: Urban landscapes are considered one of the most important urban spaces and can play an important role in creating a sense of happiness for citizens; for this reason, they should be the focus of experts and examined from different perspectives. Accordingly, the purpose of the present study is to analyze and identify the indicators of planning and designing a happy urban landscape.
Methodology: In order to achieve the research goal, library resources were used to write the introduction and interview experts in the field in two stages to obtain the indicators, with a sample size of 24 experts. In the first interview, the indicators were obtained, then in the second interview, the importance of the indicators was determined by forming an actor-target matrix. Subsequently, the obtained data was entered into the MACTOR software and ATLAS.ti software and analyzed.
Findings and Conclusion: The results showed the indicators of the existence of green spaces and urban parks, the existence of places for social interactions, having security and safety, using diversity and color balance, prioritizing the role of humans in urban spaces, the existence of sidewalks and The existence of spaces for the most frequent recreational activities, the indicators of the existence of green spaces and urban parks and prioritizing the role of humans in the most important urban spaces and the indicators of the existence of green spaces and urban parks, the existence of places for social interactions, having security and Safety, taking advantage of diversity and color balance and prioritizing the role of humans in urban spaces are the most converging indicators. In general, experts should make the human-centeredness index of urban spaces the main criteria in their planning and designs in order to increase the desire of citizens to be active and happy in cities with the importance of human role.

Keywords

Urban spaces
Urban open spaces
Urban green spaces
Urban parks
Happiness

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 05 October 2024
  • Revise Date 03 November 2024
  • Accept Date 04 December 2024
  • First Publish Date 19 December 2024
  • Publish Date 20 December 2024

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