%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation and analysis of urban public spaces using TOPSIS model (Case Study: Tabriz)
%A M.R. Poormohammadi
%A R. Kooshaneh
%J Regional and Urban Studies and Research
%D 2013
%I University of Isfahan
%X Extended abstract 1- IntroductionPublic spaces, which belong to all the individuals of different ages, occupations, cultures, and races with no restriction, are one of the most important parts in a city. Today, the importance of the studies on these spaces, considering the needs of the citizens, is more evident. Study and evaluation of urban public spaces, is an urgent necessity in planning the urban management and improvement, and it is a sign of the reproduction of these spaces which is done to improve the city in cultural, social and structural aspects. The approach to the study of these spaces includes 3 perspectives that are considered problems in literature related to urban society: a) Surfaces or areas devoted to public occupancy: the discussion here is the fact that how much of the general net area is devoted to public occupancy. b) Distribution of these spaces over the city: In this part, the dispersion and accumulation of each one of the public occupancies in a specific area, is compared to its standard ratio. The purpose of researching and studying urban public spaces (in this case, Tabriz) is as follows: a) Evaluation of quantitative status of public spaces in Tabriz; b) Analyzing the settlement of public spaces in Tabriz and the dispersion of these areas; c) Comparing the different public spaces in distinct regions of Tabriz; d) Presenting required strategies to improve the general status of public spaces in Tabriz. The following research discusses these two assumptions: a) There is a meaningful relationship between the area and per capita public space in Tabriz and the current existing standards of the country; b) There is a meaningful difference between different regions of the city in terms of development. The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical. Statistical research population is the city of Tabriz which, based on the general pattern of the city, is divided into 9 urban areas. Evaluation of urban public spaces of the city of Tabriz is done by means of 11 main indices and their 75 sub-indices. Analyzing the data of the research is done by using TOPSIS scientific method and SPSS and GIS softwares. 2- Theoretical basesThe current study first discusses concepts like space and urban space, different perspectives on urban spaces and a variety of different notions, different kinds of urban spaces, urban typology and urban theorists, content and functions of urban spaces; and finally it discusses the importance of these spaces.3- DiscussionBased on the goals of the current study and also the acquired results, it can be unders
%K Public Urban Spaces
%K Area and the Area for each Individual
%K Development Space Tabriz
%K TOPSIS Method.
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