Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PhD student of Geography and Urban Planning, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department, of Geography , Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography , , Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department, of Urban Planning , Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
Abstract
Third places, as one of the most obvious arenas of identity,culture, and civilization, are a suitable platform for finding a comprehensive view of the quality of urban environments and citizens' quality of life. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of urban third places in the environmental quality of Ahvaz City.This research was conducted with a quantitative approach, using a survey method and relying on library-documentary studies in 1402 in Ahvaz City. The statistical population is all the citizens of Ahwazi (885,000 people) in 2015, which were evaluated using Cochran's formula of 390 people as a sample size and randomly using a researcher-made questionnaire. ANOVA tests, regression analysis, one-sample t-tests, path analysis, etc. were used to analyze the data. The findings show that all 10 investigated indicators were higher than the base average(3). It was also determined in the regression model that the predictor variables explain(R2=0.741) the variance of the criterion variable(environmental quality).And region6(average 4.08) was superior to the other 8 regions of Ahvaz in terms of environmental quality. The results showed; The quality of the environment and the level of satisfaction of the citizens of Ahvazi with the third places of the city, according to the local culture of the residents of this city, has a close relationship with the state of the third places of this city(with a factor load of 0.722). As environmental quality decreases due to various factors; It can affect many third places of this city as turning points of human societies.
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