Presenting a Management Model and Prioritizing Ecological, Economic and Social Indicators of Green Space in Tehran

Subject Areas : environmental management

nima farzamfar ¹ , Madjid Abbaspour ² , mostafa panahi ³ , mohsen kafi ⁴ , Hossein Bakhoda ⁵

1 - PhD Student in Environmental Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Faculty of Mechanics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Energy Engineering and Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Professor, Department of Green Space Engineering, University of Tehran, Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
5 - Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Mechanization, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food Industry, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-01-26 Accepted : 2021-05-01 Published : 2025-12-06

Keywords: urban green space, Network analysis, Delphi Fuzzy, Indices of green space in Tehran, ANP,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Urban green spaces are essential elements to maintain the balance of cities. Maximum benefit of the functions of this space that has the greatest impact on the quality of life of urban residents will not be possible except by recognizing its functional dimensions. Accordingly, considering the importance of Tehran's climate and the place of urban green spaces in the balance of it, in this study, different environmental, economic and social indicators were evaluated in order to present a management model in relation to green space in Tehran.Method: for this purpose, a questionnaire consisting of two sections of closed and open questions was designed. The section related to closed questions was evaluated by fuzzy Delphi method from the selected experts (43 people) and finally 148 indicators for evaluating green space in Tehran were approved and 15 indicators were rejected. In the open part of the questionnaire, main indicators and sub-indicators were extracted and by re-polling 15 of them were prioritized by pairwise comparison with the ANP approach.Findings: environmental, economic and social indicators have a higher priority in green space management in Tehran, respectively. Also, reduction of construction costs of flood control systems, building energy consumption, costs related to air and dust pollution and recreation had higher priorities among the sub-indicators, respectively.Discussion and Conclusion: Considering the climate of Tehran and the increasing population and the environmental problems, more attention should be paid to the main environmental and sub-economic indicators in designing and deciding on these spaces.

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