Explaining the factors affecting citizens' satisfaction with the vitality of urban sidewalks (Case study: Kermanshah Doctors' Sidewalk)

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behnam Shirouyezad ¹ , Yasmin Doozdoozani ^{2 *}

1 - Ph.D. Student of Architecture Department,Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University,tabriz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of ArchitectureAzarshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Azarshahr, Iran

Received: 2024-07-22 Accepted : 2025-02-01 Published : 2025-06-17

Keywords: satisfaction, sidewalks, vitality, doctors' sidewalk, Kermanshah city,

Abstract :

Vitality is one of the important factors in evaluating the quality of public spaces, which causes the attraction, presence, promotion of social interactions, and increased satisfaction of pedestrians. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors affecting the vitality of doctors' sidewalks in Kermanshah city. This research is descriptive-analytical. The vitality variables of the sidewalk were identified and researched in the form of a questionnaire based on the literature review, related studies, and experts' opinions, and with the approval of the relevant experts, it was designed in the form of a Likert scale (five options) and completed by 250 citizens of this sidewalk.The results of the confirmatory factor analysis (SEM) showed that among the 27 variables, three factors (1- economic-social, 2- physical-environmental, 3- accessibility-spatial) can be extracted. The data was analyzed using spss software. The results show that the highest average equal to 4.28 is related to the variable of "emergency vehicle access" and the lowest average equal to 2.35 is related to "adaptation of sidewalks for the disabled".In the investigation of the effective factors in the vitality of the sidewalk, the "physical-environmental" factor with a correlation coefficient of 0.96, "economic-social" with a correlation coefficient of 0.89, and "access-location" with a correlation coefficient of 0.85 have the greatest effect on the vitality of the sidewalk. have. In the survey of citizens' satisfaction with sidewalk vitality factors, the highest level of satisfaction is with the "economic-social" factor with an average of 3.97, and the lowest level of satisfaction with the "physical-environmental" factor with an average of 3.76, and the average satisfaction with the vitality of the doctors' sidewalk Equal to 3.76, it means that the vitality of this sidewalk is average from the point of view of the citizens.

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