تحليلي بر ابعاد اجتماعي فضاهاي سبز شهري با تاكيد بر ديدگاه شهروندان (مطالعه موردي: كلانشهر مشهد)

The analysis of social dimension of municipal Parks with an emphasis on citizensʹ opinions (Case study: Mashhad metropolis)

Forming of elements and spaces of cities has undergone fundamental change along with structural developments of cities in structural-spatial, economic, social, and green space aspects. The approach to municipality has changed from an ecologic to active view and dynamic aspects of socio-cultural performances.In this paper, using descriptive-analytical methods and on the basis of field survey we have to explore the social and cultural effects of municipal green space especially parks from various dimensions. Results showed that in addition to desirable function (establishing social communication, developing urban culture and citifying, filling the leisure time, etc.), the social and cultural effects of green space have also many undesired consequences (urban crimes, developing decadent culture, unlawful friendships, etc.). The socio-cultural effectiveness of parks is not the same in all indices, e.g. while regional parks, compared to other parks, play a more effective role in establishing participatory institutions and in mental and physical health in changing parks to the gathering of criminals and unlawful relationships is observed in a wide range. In other words, there is not always a direct relation between the area of parks and the rate of effects of socio-cultural indices (whether desirable or undesirable). But in all indices it is only true in some (e.g. the social effects of parks in filling the leisure time).