Abstract
Development of open spaces and parks with a focus on improving service level and environmental quality is one of the principles of sustained urban planning and design. This is a significant step for creating optimum conditions that may make such urban resources available to the public and bring the citizens closer to the nature. Paying attention to psychological and physiological needs of citizens in designing urban furniture is a leading way to this objective. The daily individual and social lives have, evidently, come under strong influence of the advancements of electronic instruments and mobile communication and their numerous applications. This paper pays special attention to the need for charging stands in urban open spaces and parks to be used for charging common electronic instruments. The tool used in this study is a questionnaire designed with Likert scales. The data obtained in this analytical-descriptive study were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21.The results revealed a need for charging stands across City as part of the urban furniture. Considering sustainable development factors, a type of stand is designed for an urban park in Tehran.
Highlights
The present era is named Digital or Communication Age
Any contributing factor in mental health of the young will lead to less vandalism of public property, destruction, and/or contamination of the green space.it may promote respect to city environment as living plants and birds are vital for livelihood of urban spaces.These developments are intended to serve as means to promote a secure sustainable development of a city
The change generated by technology is directed to more sustainable and equitable outcomes and improve access to opportunities provided by technology, in developing countries (Dugarova & Utting, 2013).Technology, including information and communication technology (ICT), is increasingly being seen as an important element in the contemporary sustainable development agenda
Summary
The present era is named Digital or Communication Age. In this era, all social and individual lives are deeply related to digital products which have a great portion in defining the life style and routine interactions; eliminated the distances between people and help in storing great amount of the information. In order to facilitate continuous functioning of electronic devices and gadgetries away from usual sources of power, at home or offices, there is a need for charging sources made available to everyone without limits to ensure sustained usefulness of electronic devices by eliminating any possible location or timing dependence. Provision of such services, shall free people from worrying about falling short in power and losing the utility of a tool that has become a part of daily life. Needless to say that health and security provisions contribute to the increased welfare and social interactions of citizens
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