Park user satisfaction evaluation of gender perspective in the urban public spaces (Case Study: Shams Women Park of Tabriz)

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1-Introduction
Societal security emotionas a main factors causes to increase swelling, wellbeing and social expectation in urban environment. Security in urban space is one of the urban quality of life indexes. Loss of security cause many crime, social anomy and crises. There is increasing evidence that women and men experience cities in different ways. Therefore gender-sensitive urban design & planning is needed. However, like other built environment occupations, the planning profession has traditionally been ‘gender blind’.
2- Methodology
Current research as a survey study focused on satisfaction evaluation of gender perspective in the urban public spaces of female users Shams Park of Tabriz.
Field survey and study by time was in summer 2013 in Shams Park of Tabriz. 114 female over 18 years ofTabriz participated in questionaries’ completing based on random sampling method. Data analyzed by Friedman Nonparametric Tests Algorithms in SPSS.
3– Discussion
Urban planners typically consult with communities likely to be affected and the views expressed can and do influence outcomes. However, unless planners are gender aware such consultations can unintentionally exclude women in general, or particular groups of them. Where women have been consulted, one outcome has been improved street designs that are different to the standard grid layouts, which tend to isolate women in the home and make it difficult to engage in mutual help, such as supervising children.
The results based onFreidman test showed the greatest satisfaction of the residents of how to design of ShamsWomen Park of Tabriz is belonging to variables of appropriate design in inner space of parkthan aristocracy of nearby buildings, vitality and freshness because of design for park interiorspaces, psychological sense of security and peace in the Park.

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