Analyzing the Level of Access to Leisure Spaces within the City Using Network Analysis Method: The Case Study of Neighborhoods in District 9 of Tehran

Subject Areas : environmental management

Ahmad Pourahmad ¹ , Hassan Rezaienia ² , Ali Hosseini ³ , Soheila Andisheh ⁴ , Milad Amini ⁵

1 - Professor, Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - PhD., Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
4 - M.Sc., Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Payame-Noor Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
5 - PhD. Candidate, Department of Urbanism, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2016-11-29 Accepted : 2017-05-10 Published : 2021-06-22

Keywords: Accessibility, Leisure Spaces, District 9 of Tehran, Network analysis,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Leisure spaces are the most important functional areas of the city. Convenient access to these spaces can be effective in balancing the soul of citizens. Because the type of access is measured based on the distance and arrival time from one place to another, we can realize the crucial role of the network in this regard.Method: In this paper which has been done by descriptive analytic method using library and field data collecting, access to leisure spaces in district 9 of Tehran were analyzed in relation to the street network. In this way, access to 11 types of leisure spaces in four land use functions (parks and green space, sports, cultural and entertainment) were evaluated using network analysis.Findings: Levels of access assessment were including the good, average and poor levels and the results showed that access to the sport centers is mostly good and access to the parks, green spaces and catering spaces is relatively good, but access to the cultural spaces is average and poor. In terms of access quality, district 9 of Tehran is divided into two parts, east and west that the western half has better access to leisure spaces than another.Discussion and Conclusion: Also, the results of integrated access to leisure facilities map showed that access to leisure facilities along major arterial streets is better than near parts of blocks. This is especially clearly marked in the eastern half of the area. The result of this problem is exclusion the inside parts of neighborhoods and the rise of inequality in access to leisure spaces.

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