ANALYSIS OF GREEN SPACES IN THE REGIONS OF SHIRAZ METROPOLIS, IRAN
ANALYSIS OF GREEN SPACES IN THE REGIONS OF SHIRAZ METROPOLIS, IRAN

Summary/Abstract: Urban parks and green spaces are considered among the most fundamental factors of sustainability in the accelerating growth of urbanism; and if they are managed and planned productively, they would have useful effects on improving the citizens’ physical and emotional health and on improving views of cities; they would also play a vital role on improving life quality and health of citizens. This survey has been conducted using Merec and Codas techniques with the objective of studying and analyzing parks and green spaces in the Regions of city of Shiraz. The scope of research includes the Regions of Shiraz in 2019 and the required data was taken from the Statistical Yearbook of Shiraz in 2019. Its data has been weighted using Merec technique and has been used in Codas. The survey results achieved by the use of Codas technique show that Region10 of the metropolis of Shiraz by achieving 3.498 has the highest number of parks and green spaces. After region10 in this city, region4 can be mentioned with the score 2.013. Region 3 with 1.776, region6 with 0.938, and region9 with the score 0.404 have achieved approximately high scores. Other regions of the city of Shiraz achieved low scores, and region8 of this metropolis with -3.167 had the lowest score. Region 8 which is considered to be the historical and cultural context of the city of Shiraz includes the lowest per capita of green spaces in the urban projects, and this can be observed in Codas technique.

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