Identifying of influential components on management and planning of a safe urban environment with emphasis on the child-friendly city approach (Case study: Tehran metropolis)
Subject Areas : مدیریت ، برنامه ریزی و آموزش محیط زیستnarges shahmiri 1 , Mozhgan Zaeimdar 2 , Roxana Mooguei 3 , saeed malmasi 4
1 - Phd. Student, Department of Environment, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environment, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Associate Professor, Department Environment, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environment, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Urban management, Safe environment, Child friendly city, Tehran metropolis.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Urban spaces play a unique role in meeting the social and individual needs of children. In this regard, given that children are considered the creators of the next generations; proper p planning and design of the urban environment suitable for children's lives is very important in moving the human society towards a healthy and desirable society. For this purpose, the present study was written with the aim of identifying the influential components on management and planning of a safe urban environment with emphasis on the child-friendly city approach in Tehran metropolis. Material and Methodology: The research method is applied in terms of purpose and analytical and exploratory in nature, and data analysis has been done using Delphi method (15 elites and managers) and application of cross-impact analysis technique in Micmac software. Findings: The findings show that the most effective among the investigated components in the direction of safe urban environment management and planning with emphasis on the child-friendly city approach in Tehran metropolis is related to components of rules of respect for children's views (application and integration of children's views in urban planning and design in terms of various physical, mental and behavioral aspects), the right to life and maximum child development (suitable legal measures to reduce urban pollution) and environmental quality (suitability of sidewalks and streets for use by children). Discussion and Conclusion: Considering the current situation and the lack of key and strategic components affecting on development of system, the future of management and planning of a safe urban environment with emphasis on the approach of child-friendly city will be undesirable in Tehran metropolis. .
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