Abstract
To date, the necessity of security has always been felt in human lives and is one of the most basic human needs. On the other hand, urban space has the highest correlation with people and life environment and therefore it has an important role in giving identity and relaxation to citizens. Nowadays, paying attention to the concept of citizen's security and using various methods to promote are the main concerns of urban designers and authorities. Therefore, establishing a safe city by using efficient urban designs are resulted in environmental aesthetics, improving the quality of city framework and reducing urban crimes in addition to social, cultural and psychological impacts. The present study sought to identify effective environmental quality criteria on security such as accessibility, urban furniture, light and lighting designs, the role of pedestrian in addition to analyzing them and doing important factor of criteria using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model of weighting. Finally, two cases (Sepah and Molavi districts) were evaluated according to these criteria in terms of security. The results of the present study indicated that urban space design associated with presenting desirable environmental quality has a direct correlation with the security of citizens.
Highlights
As a home brings convenience and safety to family members, the city and its space should provide comfort and security for its residents
Since the subject of the present study is about considering the rate of effectiveness of environmental quality on security in urban space design, criteria and indicators of environmental quality which are effective on security were determined according to library studies and available theoretical basics in this field in the first stage, criteria were prioritized and weighted by using urban experts and Expert Choice software and two samples of Sepah and Molavi of Qazvin were analyzed by these criteria
At first criteria and indicators of environmental quality which are effective on security were prioritized in Expert Choice in the present study
Summary
As a home brings convenience and safety to family members, the city and its space should provide comfort and security for its residents. The present approach provide the possibility to create safe and secure places for citizens with improving environmental qualities including walkway design, city furniture, lighting, landscape and community centers. Committing urban crimes and increased insecurity can be avoided with identifying qualitative factors of effective urban design on urban space security. In the present study, gathering data tools and used references are considering and studying available books and papers in the field of researching and gathering urban expert viewpoints which hereby will identify the criteria of effective environmental quality on security and will prioritize and weighting using the ADH model. The present study tries to utilize the role of environmental quality in urban design and creating relationship between constructed spaces and factors such as appropriate lighting, urban furniture, the role of pedestrian, public places and access. Environment and Ecology Research 2(4): 178-184, 2014 design which have tremendous impact on psychological security of residents of cities and consider the effect of these factors on the security of citizens in two districts of Sepah and Molavi in Qazvin, Iran
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