Safe City

Safe City

Dynamization of defenseless urban spaces (case study: one area of Tabriz city)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir Kashani asl 1
Mohsen Kalantari 2
Isa Piri 3
1 PHD student of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Zanjan University, Zanjan. Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti, Tehran. Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Zanjan University, Zanjan . Iran
10.22034/ispdrc.2022.254409
Abstract
Undefended spaces are one of the most important factors inducing a sense of insecurity in urban spaces,
which leads to a decrease in the mental peace of citizens and increasement in criminal conduct for crime
in these spaces. With proper control and use of physical and social factors, these spaces are improved
physically and meaningfully and prevent the adverse effects that lead to the occurrence of various types of
violence. This research, by examining the defenseless urban spaces of one area of Tabriz city, tries to
provide a model for improving and improving the security of these spaces based on the perspective of the
dynamics of urban spaces. The type of research is based on the purpose, applied and based on the nature
and descriptive-analytical method which is based on documentary and field data. The statistical population
is the neighborhoods of one city of Tabriz, and VIKOR technique and IPA importance-performance
analysis have been used in the data analysis. The findings show that eastern neighborhoods have the least
and western neighborhoods have the most defenseless spaces in the studied area. Also, the results of the
importance-performance quadrant matrix indicate that permeability and visual and functional comfort;
promotion of social security and tourism capabilities; The use of new technologies and the response of the
space to different social groups are the components that have the highest priority in the dynamization of
defenseless urban spaces. 
Keywords
Urban Spaces
Defenseless Urban Spaces
Dynamics of Urban Spaces
Security
One Area of Tabriz City
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