Visual quality assessment of the park Sarab Gznhleh Songhor
Subject Areas : Water and Environment
1 - Instructor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sayyed Jamaleddin
Asadabadi University, Asadabad, Iran. (Corresponding Authour)
Keywords: Assessment of visual quality, Tourism, Hassel matrix, landscape, Sarab Gznhleh
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, Songhor,
Abstract :
Tourism industry is a the new economic, social and ecological opportunities due to the world needstoday is growing strongly.One of the fundamental factors in dealing with the natural environment,particularly tourism industry, is a quality of landscape. Visual characteristics of the landscapeattributed to identity and sense of place which could be helped to people to enjoy of natural and theartificial environment as well as lead to fundraising and economic and social development. Thepresent study evaluated the landscape of Park Sarab Gznhleh, Songhor. This Park could be consideredas spectacular and recreation because of its location and proximity to the city of the Songhor.Landscape evaluation of Sarab Gznhleh Songhor has been done in three stages: (i) identifying of thelandscape types and their zoning in the park (three zones); (ii) data analysis of results based on ofHassel matrix and (iii) conclusion and suggesting of guideline. Generally, this study requires thefollowing actions for increasing demand of recreational of Sarab Gznhleh Songhor: regard to naturalcondition of water (springs and river) in the park; modification of existing plants and its suitability forlighting system; use a various species of plants, especially native plants in virginal and sloping spaces;proper distribution of park furniture; preparing convenient and safe places for families; developmentof play equipment and sports facilities for all age groups in the park.
