Measuring Public Satisfaction on Urban Parks (A Case Study: Sari City)
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https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v5i4.618Keywords:
Urban Parks, Green Space, Public Place, Public Preferences, Environment and Landscape.Abstract
Planning, designing, and management of public parks are important issues since these parks are one of the main spaces of urban life, especially with the rapid population growth in recent years. This research investigates public preferences regarding urban parks to evaluate the preferences in order to achieve appropriate standards for designing and running urban parks. This article is descriptive-analysis on the applied research. A survey method is used to collect required information. The research was conducted on 384 people in Sari city by using simple random sampling. The results are tested by binomial test with help of a statistic program.
The results suggest that increasing public satisfaction for urban parks depends on the following measurements: establishing appropriate landscape, forming physical and financial security, giving attention to different age groups and their needs in Designing Park. The study concludes by providing some solutions and recommendations.
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