The effect of psychology on the quality of urban spaces

The effect of psychology on the quality of urban spaces

Hamidreza Daneshpour1 Navid Saeidi Rezvani2 Alireza Pakfetrat3 Ali Mosalanejad4

IOI Code : XYCE-ADFAD
Publication : International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and urban infrastructure(icica.ir)
Abstract :
    Public spaces in the city, should be designed in a way that people could use them effectively, usefully, secure and with so much satisfaction. Effective communication between land uses and spaces with people’s "internal states" is one of the main factors in the satisfaction of citizens of the city and urban spaces. The purpose of this research is to answer to this question: each space and land use to which aspects of the human being’s internal mode (child, adult, parent) communicates? Through these measures we can predict some strategies that any space could afford each persons needs in any time and any "internal mode". Certainly, this city can provide its resident’s satisfaction and relief. In this way, different researchers and scholars discuss human needs and adaption the principles of human psychology that deal with urban issues that in this category we can mention Maslow, Lang and Jung. This study is attributive and observative and try to collect data and theoretical principles and then through analyzing them approached to effective relationship between the theory "transactional analysis" and urbanism. Dr. Eric Berne American psychologist presented "transactional analysis" theory in the 20s century and since then accepted by sociologists and psychologists. Presented strategies can be as a kind of help in the relief of the complex urban issues and its relationship with citizens. The results of this research, creating a wide range of various spaces and land uses in city so that each person with any internal mode could find his favourite place in the city, communicates with that and with satisfaction , pays his life. The result of this action will be increase in the diversity, vitality, walkabiity and In other words, it will be cause of urban sustainable development.

Keywords : transactional analysis internal mode (parent adult child) city urban space land use