Volume & Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, September 2021 
Quality of Urban Public Spaces

The effect of physical-perceptual factors on the sense of place of urban spaces using ordinal regression (Case study: Ayatollah Kashani St., Tehran)

Pages 7-19

AKBAR Mohammadi

Abstract Sense of place is one of the new concepts in urban design field that plays an important role in creating the sustainability of urban communities and the quality of urban spaces. Many factors are effective in creating this feeling, one of the most important of which is the physical characteristics of urban spaces. These characteristics can affect the sense of place by affecting human perception, but the role of individual and social characteristics should not be ignored. This study seeks to investigate the relationship between physical-perceptual characteristics as well as individual-social characteristics as intervention variables. For this purpose, an urban space (sidewalk of Ayatollah Kashani Street) was studied as an example. The methods used were Spearman correlation coefficient and ordinal regression according to the type of data. The results obtained from the research indicate the high role of factors such as originality of meaning and visual comfort, etc. In general, all studied variables (physical-perceptual) have played a positive and significant role with a sense of place. Among the individual-social characteristics, the most important role in creating a sense of place have been factors such as age, gender and literacy. Therefore, it can be said that with increasing age and literacy level, the sense of place has increased and also the sense of place among women is more than men. Of course, as mentioned in the conceptual model of the research, this effect is indirect and is through the effectiveness of perception of these factors. The proposed regression model well showed

Quality of Urban Public Spaces

Biophilic urban design to improve the quality of the environment with the approach of environmental perception (comparative study of Oslo and Ramsar)

Pages 21-34

parisa sameti; Mohammad Reza Farzad Behtash

Abstract Today, with the increase of population and the uncontrolled growth of cities and the advancement of technology and the consequent destruction of the environment, the living conditions of many living beings have become difficult, which has caused man to move away from nature and lack comfort and tranquility; Biophilic design by facilitating and improving the quality of human communication with nature around it, using global sustainable design strategies tries to control environmental degradation to environments with improved social and cultural conditions, along with creating the ability to understand and process and benefit from past experiences. Create to ultimately improve the quality of urban life. In his extensive research, Professor Beatle has identified Oslo as an ideal city for biophilic urban planning. For this purpose, in this research, by considering this city as a model and adapting this city with Moallem Boulevard in Ramsar city in order to improve the condition of the boulevard in terms of biophilic urban planning, the present article tries based on descriptive-analytical method and To evaluate the measurements qualitatively and by describing, analyzing and interpreting the contents, to provide effective solutions on improving the quality of the environment with the approach of environmental perception in biophilic urban design.The results show that Moallem Boulevard in Ramsar has the potential to achieve biophilic urban design based on a comparative study with the city of Oslo, and by using the components of environmental perception and biophilic design, proposes plans to improve the quality of citizenschr('39') environment And created visitors.

Quality of Urban Public Spaces

The effect of vitality components of urban parks on the sense of belonging of the neighborhood: Study of the “Hadiabad Park” in Qazvin, Iran

Pages 35-48

sakineh maroofi; ehsan Mahdipour

Abstract Parks can play an important role in creating and strengthening a sense of neighborhood belonging. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vitality components of urban parks on the sense of belonging to the neighborhood. This study was conducted to determine the correlation between the vitality components of urban parks and the sense of belonging of the neighborhood among the residents of Hadiabad neighborhood of Qazvin. Accordingly, 306 people who referred to Hadiabad Park were randomly studied. A questionnaire with 36 components and 8 dimensions was used to collect data. In order to analyze the data, SPSS software was used by Spearman correlation and regression statistical methods. The results of this study showed that the correlation between the vitality factors of the park and the sense of belonging to the neighborhood was significant at the level of 0.1. The vitality components of the park in the physical, functional, social and environmental fields with 0.541, 0.480, 0.462 and 0.398, respectively, had the greatest impact on the sense of belonging to the neighborhood. Considering the role of vitality components of urban parks and the impact of each of them on creating and strengthening the sense of belonging of the neighborhood, trying to maintain them in urban neighborhoods, increases the environmental quality and social and physical development of the neighborhood. The vitality of urban parks, which represents the intangible benefits of using urban parks, may serve as a useful and feasible gateway for addressing and managing nature in neighborhoods.

Urban Design and Political Economy

Recognizing the dimensions and criteria of feasibility of urban plans in contemporary Iranian experiences

Pages 49-62

maryam mohammadzade; Asghar Molaei

Abstract One of the constant concerns of urban design circles is to search and analyze the causes of the failure of urban development projects. In other words, the question is usually asked why such projects, which are sometimes based on theories and by the elites of the profession, have not led to the production of desirable products in practice? Exploration and analysis of the causes of failure of urban design projects and the very high importance of time and how to implement the plan in these projects, caused the attention of experts to the urban design process, because it seemed that the solution to this problem in the causal relationship between Process quality and product quality. Also, some researchers introduce criteria and indicators affecting the feasibility of urban design, the most important of which, which are also addressed in this study, can be planning and design factors, factors Managerial, economic factors, social and cultural factors, legal factors, ethical factors mentioned. This research is a review of articles and theories in this field.

Environment and Urban Climate

Evaluation of Mortar Containing Micro-nano Ceramic Pigments in Construction and Conservation to Landscape Beauty and Urban Development

Pages 63-84

erfaneh sadat ahmadi; Vahid Afshinmehr; Seyed Baddredin Ahmadi; Peiman Pilechiha

Abstract Aims: Applying micro-nano structure and biocompatibility methods and technology to produce mortar containing coloured ceramic pigment is a step towards beautiful landscape and urban development.
Methods: The research method is a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. First, from the analytical-exploratory process, especially in the field of urban planning, and in the field of materials and metallurgy, from the development method, and finally for collecting and analysing information and achievements experimentally (all experimentally), the research reaches numerical results and finally by interpreting qualitative results. Moreover, a little, the research conclusion came to an end.
Findings: Based on the experimental results and the acceptable result of the tests related to the mortar containing micro-nano ceramic pigments that have compressive strength and permeability in cement without additives, the durability of the proposed materials is acceptable. Materials are sustainable in terms of urban development with economic, social, ecosystem benefits, and due to the diversity of colours, these materials are also used in the beautiful landscape.
Conclusion: Eventually, it concluded that using methods and micro-nano structured and biocompatible materials to produce mortar containing ceramic pigment (with coloured ceramic cement) can be a step towards a beautiful landscape urban development.

Urban Design and Political Economy

Evaluative analysis Procedural challenges of urban management with a content analysis approach Granheim and Landmann (case study : metropolis Ahvaz)

Pages 85-105

mehrnaz arzani birgani; omran kohzadi seyf abad

Abstract The extend and complexity of urban issues and the increasing growth and development of cities have made managing city affairs a difficult task. To find the answer to this question, after studying the theorical texts and a brief overview at the research related to the subjects of urban management in combined and multi_stage analysis, in the first stage from of the collection of urban managers, people and professionals, a semi_structured interview was conducted. Due to fundamental nature of the Granheim content analysis method, the data were analyzed using the content analysis approach by the Granheim and Landman method. Then in the second stage, using a questionnaire, the themes discovered from the first part of the study were prioritzed by experienced experts in the field of urban planning and urban management, based on security factor and with the help of Friedman test in SPSS software. The results of the research show that the most important and fundamental challenges in the field of urban management in the metropolis of Ahvaz from the perspective of experts are related to laws, structure and professional ethics