نوع مقاله : پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانش آموخته دکتری جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد ملایر)
2 استاد گروه جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد ملایر)
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Abstract
Walking and enhancing walkability in the neighborhood areas may lead to increase security and social relations, accesses, neighborhood identity, the sense of community, neighborhood quality and to reduce environmental quality such as noise and air pollution.This study was to answer the question thathow the walking capability is in the city of Rasht in Guilan. In terms of practical goal, descriptive_ analytical essence, and data collection the current study is on the basis of library research and field work.For this purpose, first walking capability indicators of old and new communities were investigated. Each was compared by standard rules then optimal strategies to improve the walkability of aforementioned areas were presented. Residents of 5 new and 5 old neighborhoods that have a population of 124382 thousands were selected as a statistical society. By using Cochran formula a sample of 366 residents out of population were reselected. In this regard, because of the proximity of the number of new (61722 people) and old communities (62660 people), 183 questionnaires in new and 183 questionnaire in old neighborhoods were completed. In order to understand the gap between studied indices of residents of new and old neighborhoods, due to the nature of interval data, an independent T-Test was used. T-Test results determine that in many of the components between the two communities (respondents) there is a significant difference. In general it can be claimed that according to the field studies, as well as respondents new neighborhood in most cases than the old ones have better conditions in terms of walking capability.
Keywords:
Walking capability,urban neighborhoods, standard rules, Guilan province, Rasht city.
کلیدواژهها [English]