Urban Park Design in Iran: Investigation of Factors Affecting Users’ Psychological Benefits

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Mehraneh Rayatidamavandi ¹ , Brian Swank ² , Mohsen Faizi ³

1 - Ph.D. Candidate, Iran University of Science and Technology, ,Tehran,Iran.
2 - B.Sc. State University of New York-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, New York, United States.
3 - Professor, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2016-05-21 Accepted : 2017-02-09 Published : 2017-06-01

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