Effective Factors in Citizen Satisfaction Index (CSI) through Development of Child-Friendly Environment (Case Study: District 1 of Tehran City)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, School of Architecture and Urbanism, Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph. D Candidate, School of Architecture and Urbanism, Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

According to human needs assessment indicators, children have a more limited range of needs than adults. In this regard, the hypothesis is that creating children-friendly environments in urban spaces in addition to increasing satisfaction of children, increases the overall satisfaction of urban spaces and, consequently, urban sustainability. At first, the components of satisfaction of adults from urban spaces were obtained based on the research components "Zenker", using the "back translation" tool and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.736. Questionnaires were randomly collected from two parks of Qeytarie and Niavaran from District 1 of Tehran from 90 people in two children playgrounds and a space without children in each park. The results indicate that the overall satisfaction rate in children playground is three times higher than that in the absence of children. The positive role of the presence, vitality and security components proven in earlier studies was achieved. By expanding the child-friendly environment, we have attempted to reach a generation of environmentally friendly children. This important issue in future research can be considered a novel approach in explaining the components of environmental education and sustainable urban development.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 9, Issue 3
June 2021
Pages 133-146

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