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Investigating Contemporary Iranian Urban Parks on Mental Vitality for Children (Case Study: Teheran Water and Fire Park)
Sima Salehabadi, Zoha Reyhani, Zeynab Taheri and Mahvash Mirzabeygi
Corresponding Author: SimaSalehabadi
Submitted: March 08, 2014
Accepted: April 22, 2014
Published: July 20, 2014 |
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This study aims to determine factors that make urban park more vital for children. The next generation of nations will come from healthy children being spared of the negative effects of industry turmoil. Children wandering in the cities are searching loop to find a link with nature. If we establish a relationship with nature and living conditions of children are provided in a way that nature has done, it acts as an antidote to prevent many social effects. So with regard to the further development of cities, urban parks and green spaces improve mental and physical health of the children. On the other hand, with a look at the existing green spaces and parks in Iranian cities, we realize that these places do not enjoy, at the children`s view, the level of freshness and vitality and simply impose certain activities to children and the only use is for leisure.The present study investigates water and Fire Park in Tehran as a case study to find the challenge and the reasons for the lack of vitality in these areas. The research method is descriptive-analytical statistical data were collected.through questionnaire the results of the analysis of questionnaire data suggests the fact that two factors of entertaining and varied and flexible and creative activities for children are weakening factors of the vitality levels in these samples.
Key words: Children, creative activities, lively parks, urban spaces, , ,
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Sima Salehabadi, Zoha Reyhani, Zeynab Taheri and Mahvash Mirzabeygi , . Investigating Contemporary Iranian Urban Parks on Mental Vitality for Children (Case Study: Teheran Water and Fire Park). Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (7): 380-384.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-0492
ISSN (Print): 2041-0484 |
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