Social safety's women in urban public space (Case study: Mashhad metropolitan)

Abstract

Tehran, Iran(corresponding outer ) ABSTRACT : Urban spaces are places in order happening crime. Considering of them both of quality and quantity aspects is necessary. On the other hand, gender urban design is important due to some urban spaces are unsafely for attendance of women. Planning and designing safe public spaces for women and girls means creating public spaces with features that enhance women's safety and feelings of safety, and detract from features that cause women's insecurity and feelings of insecurity. While planning and designing safe public spaces for women, planners, designers and architects place special focus on lighting, landscaping, visibility, motorized traffic, pedestrian traffic, urban furniture, potential hiding spots, signage, security personnel, proximity to other public spaces, proximity to emergency services, and access to public transportation. Each of these areas is given particular consideration from the perspective of the women and girls who use public spaces. In order to, this research is applied and the research method is descriptive - analytical. The method of data collected is field and questionnaire. Therefore were used 180 questionnaires. Also, was used SPSS method for analyzing data. The finding shows that urban space safeties in studied area have decreased. on the other hand if the time of attendance women increase , urban security will increase . KEY WORD: Urban public space, women security, safe space, Mashhad metropolitan