Analyzing the effects of urban public places on creating social interactions (Case study:Tehran Vanak square)

Bahareh Rozbeh¹

1) Urban planning and design engineering,Islamic azad university of Roudehen -

Publication : 2nd International Conference on New Research & Achievements in Science, Engineering & Technologies(setbconf.com/2nd)
Abstract :
Throughout history, people always meet their innate needs of social communication by providing some areas in the cities. Traditional structures, pathways, local squares and …, all were formed in order to response the need of communicate. Nowadays, because of paying less attention to the structures, social interaction in the context of urban spaces is greatly reduced. However, cities require spaces to answer the need of sociability communications which have a good performance. Respectively, urban public spaces are rationally important in this respect. Public spaces such as entrances, streets and squares, especially squares, due to its significant welcoming role is usable for people s social connections. In addition, paying attention to the quality of public spaces bring about qualitative improvement all over the city. Therefore, by knowing the criteria for establishing the environmental desirability of these spaces from the citizens point of view, these spaces can be turned into a suitable environment for people to use and establish social interactions. Meanwhile, it is not only crucial to pay attention to the physical components of the space, but more than that, the social and behavioral components of the space should be strongly taken into the account. In This research firstly the behavioral factors of humans and the environment had been recognized and investigated, then the urban public spaces and their types and the various opinions had been explored, and finally the connection of urban public spaces with human behavior and establishing interactions had been analyzed. In this case, an urban square as a public urban space had been studied and analyzed by the important matters obtained from the findings of the theoretical foundations. Ultimately, the factors affecting urbans quality, vitality and social life had been selected and according to the knowledge of the plan strategies and action plans had been suggested. Key words: Urban places, social interaction, public places, square
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