An Analysis of the Role of Nightlife in the Promotion of Urban Spaces (Case Study: Rasht Municipality Square)

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Ahmad pourahmad ¹ , fatemeh kahaki ² , maryam sejodi ³

1 - Professor, Department of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 - PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
3 - PhD in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran , Iran.

Received: 2020-03-17 Accepted : 2020-12-12 Published : 2022-07-23

Keywords: Night Life, Keywords: Urban Spaces, Urban Liveliness, Municipality Square of Rasht City,

Abstract :

Analysis the Role of Night Life in Promoting the Urban Spaces Liveliness
(Case study: Municipality Square of Rasht City)

Abstract
Using spaces at night and promoting night life is a way for citizens to reach their peace and happiness. It also causes the city do not suffer the urban night blight and do not let the citizens suffer from mental crises caused by the inactivity and vitality of the city. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of night life has been in the liveliness of urban spaces in the municipality square of Rasht city. For this purpose, at first step with the confirmatory factor analysis, night life Liveliness of urban spaces indicators are analyzed. also the research method used is descriptive-analytical and for data analysis and test hypotheses to show the correlation relationships and effects between components and indicators of structural equation modeling (SEM) and direction To evaluate the significance of the relationship between variables and indicators, T-Test or LISREL T-value output has been used and also in order to The existence of a significant relationship between the components of the research variables from the output of Model-Y LISREL has been used. The results of present study indicate It is that Rasht night life has had positive and direct effects on the Liveliness of Rasht Municipality Square, respectively: night life in Safety and comfort variables of direct and positive score 0.98 in attractiveness with positive effect rate 0.99 in leisure variable direct and positive effect 0.95 and in variable The interaction is 0.93 It is noted that the greatest impact was on attractiveness, safety and tranquility, leisure and interaction, respectively.

Keywords: Urban Spaces, Night Life, Urban Liveliness, Municipality Square of Rasht City.

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