A comparative analysis of level of security in the city parks from viewpoint of spatial balance (Case study: Urban Park In Mashhad City)

Parks and greenbelts are the main factors which form social stability and are considered one of the development indexes. When there is safety and peace in these places, one can effectively make use of such environments. Unbalance in the design quality, service providing and facilities make these places undesirable. Therefore, in the present study we conducted a comparative analysis of level of security in the city parks from viewpoint of spatial balance. The study area consisted of Mellat and Koohsangi Parks in the developed districts and Vahdat and Raja Parks in less developed districts of Mashhad. This applied descriptive-analytic research uses library and field method for data collection. Using the experts’ recommendations, 22 criteria were determined for assessing the level of security. In order to weigh the criteria, hierarchal model was used. For ranking the parks, we used Grey method and the primary data were obtained via the questionnaire. The number of questionnaires were set 384 using Cochran’s Formula. To be safe, 400 questionnaires were completed. The results of this research show that the security condition in the parks of developed districts is far better than that of parks of the less developed districts, to such an extent that from the security perspective, Mellat Park has the highest and Vahdat Park has the lowest security.