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Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 2(4), pp. 178 - 184
DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020403
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Examining the Effective Rate of Environmental Qualities on the Security of Citizens in Urban Designs Using AHP Model (Sepah and Molavi Districts in Qazvin City of Iran)
Mohammadreza Sadeghi Moghadam 1,*, Neda Rajabi 2, Fatemeh Zolghadr 2, Kourosh Palad 2, Salameh Azimi 3
1 Department of urban planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 B.A Student of Urban Planning, Researcher of Construction Industry Research Center of Qazvin Islamic Azad University
3 Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
ABSTRACT
To date, the necessity of security has always been felt in human lives and is one of the most basic human needs. On the other hand, urban space has the highest correlation with people and life environment and therefore it has an important role in giving identity and relaxation to citizens. Nowadays, paying attention to the concept of citizen’s security and using various methods to promote are the main concerns of urban designers and authorities. Therefore, establishing a safe city by using efficient urban designs are resulted in environmental aesthetics, improving the quality of city framework and reducing urban crimes in addition to social, cultural and psychological impacts. The present study sought to identify effective environmental quality criteria on security such as accessibility, urban furniture, light and lighting designs, the role of pedestrian in addition to analyzing them and doing important factor of criteria using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model of weighting. Finally, two cases (Sepah and Molavi districts) were evaluated according to these criteria in terms of security. The results of the present study indicated that urban space design associated with presenting desirable environmental quality has a direct correlation with the security of citizens.
KEYWORDS
Urban Space, Urban Security, Environmental Quality, AHP Model, Urban Design (Defensible Space)
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mohammadreza Sadeghi Moghadam , Neda Rajabi , Fatemeh Zolghadr , Kourosh Palad , Salameh Azimi , "Examining the Effective Rate of Environmental Qualities on the Security of Citizens in Urban Designs Using AHP Model (Sepah and Molavi Districts in Qazvin City of Iran)," Environment and Ecology Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 178 - 184, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020403.
(b). APA Format:
Mohammadreza Sadeghi Moghadam , Neda Rajabi , Fatemeh Zolghadr , Kourosh Palad , Salameh Azimi (2014). Examining the Effective Rate of Environmental Qualities on the Security of Citizens in Urban Designs Using AHP Model (Sepah and Molavi Districts in Qazvin City of Iran). Environment and Ecology Research, 2(4), 178 - 184. DOI: 10.13189/eer.2014.020403.