Investigating Viewpoint of Citizens about the Status of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in the Urban Parks of Yazd

Subject Areas : HSE Management

Maryam  Jafari Najafabadi ¹ (M.Sc., Environmental Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran)
Hamid  Sodaiezadeh ² (Associate Professor , Arid Lands Management, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran*(Corresponding Authours))

Received: 2017-01-28 Accepted : 2018-01-15 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: safety and environmental (HSE), indices of health, citizens, Yazd urban parks,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Strengthening urban green space, providing tranquility for people living in the city and spending leisure time in parks is a feature of urban parks, and on the other hand with the focus of the urban population, attention to health, safety and environmental issues in the park, urban development is of particular importance. The purpose of this study was to investigate and determine people's views on health, safety and environmental issues of the city park in order to ultimately use the results for better urban management and promotion of safety, health and environmental indicators of Yazd city parks. Method: Therefore, after determining the factors affecting the safety, health and environment of urban parks through library studies and activities previously carried out to receipt of the citizens’ opinion  about the health, safety and the environment of a number of important parks in Yazd, the questionnaire method was used and  the results were analyzed by SPSS 22. Findings: Results show that people opinion about environmental, health and safety indices are obtained about 69.2%, 67% and 62.4%, recpectively. Discussion and Conclusion: According to the importance of Health, Safety and Environment in urban places, editing documents and comprehensive framework in the field of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and the control and monitoring of these factors is an effective step to solve problems that urban planners have, consequently the pass to sustainable development will be easier.

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