Journal of Iranian Architecture & Urbanism(JIAU)

Abstract During the past decades many design strategies have been used in urban spaces of Iranian cities to increase the inclusiveness of these spaces. But still, there are some problems and worries that many groups such as elderly citizens have when it comes to urban public spaces. One of the principles necessary in providing comfort for users of urban spaces is prompting environmental security. The pleasance of an urban spaces depends, on one hand, on being protected against danger and physical injury and, on the other, on mental protection against insecurity and fear of crime. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of physical components of Khan square as an urban space on sense of security in old citizens. A total of 200 people with the age of 55 and above participated in the survey. The research method used is survey type which is a type of applied study in which techniques such as library documents and references as well as Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, multiple regression and Pearson's Correlation Test are used. Findings of the research indicate that components such as security, light and urban texture have the most effect on the sense of safety in urban space.

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Abstract City entrance is among the most significant city spaces that can have a constructive role in promoting and reinforcing the position of entrances and other elements relating to it, by connecting the outer environment with the main city structure. The present research seeks to study and evaluate the most important performance components affecting the provision and reinforcement of the link between city space and the environment and points of entry of cities. This study uses survey research method and the required data are gathered through the distribution of a questionnaire as the instrument among 200 citizens and passengers above 18 years in the quintuple entrances of Dezfoul city. The sampling method of this research is systematic random sampling. Pearsonand Spearmancorrelation coefficient, KMO and Bartlett's test and Factor Analysis are used in the statistical analysis. The reliability of the questionnaire is calculated using Cronbach's alpha. The results of the used tests reveal that by implementing city design components, an appropriate link can be created between inner city space and its entry spaces. Moreover, the most significant performance components influencing the promotion of the points of entry of cities in descending order of importance include good accessibility, readability, permeability, flexibility, transformability, conductivity, security and receptivity.