An analysis of urban public spaces exptation to reduce Vandalism

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanism

sahar esmaeilpourhamedani ¹ , esmail shieh ² , Kianoosh Zakerhaghighi ³

1 - phd scholar Department of Urban planning, Islamic Azad University, Tehran West Branch, Tehran, Iran urban planning & urban design
2 - Professor and faculty Department of Urban planning, Islamic Azad University, Tehran West Branch, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Associate professor Department of Urban planning, Islamic azad university, Hamedan branch, Hamedan, Iran.

Received: 2019-03-09 Accepted : 2020-05-26 Published : 2023-01-21

Keywords: care and maintenance, Situation, Vandalism, Public urban spaces, Enclosure,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The patterns of people's behavior in urban public spaces are based on the role of location and situation. In other words, the place induces human behavior and actions in space. Vandalism as a subset of crime and one of the most important problems in cities. Material and Methodology: The documentary method is an analytical method that uses Correlation to study the ratio of variables. The case study strategy is and the paradigm is positive. Locations and the extent of vandalism in urban public spaces with the most potential vandalism people have been investigated and evaluated. The collection of qualitative and quantitative data is objectively and subjective, which is dealt with by the etic approach to the conception of as a matter of fact and   as a matter of perception. The case study is a part of the urban public spaces of Hamadan district, which mainly focus on the use of boys' instructional skills, aged 15 to 25 in terms of gender, boys and men, and sex, income, and community base at the lower level of society. Data analysis using the Anova-based spss software is the most effective index of choice among selected indicators through exploratory factor analysis and through the regression analysis, the effectiveness of each of the factors is determined. Findings: The findings of the data analysis indicate that, Location, Enclosure, care and maintenance of urban public spaces are effective in reducing Vandalism   tendencies and consequently the rate of occurrence of Vandalism   behaviors. Discussion and Conclusion: It can be said that the findings of this study are consistent with theoretical expectations and literature reviw. The first priority of the effectiveness was assessed, which should be policy and strategies by researchers, urban designers and urban planners to reduce the spatial effects of these components on the incidence of vandalism behaviors in urban public spaces.

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