Studying the function of Security in historical context with the child friendly city Approach (A Case study of Bala Kaft Neighborhood, Shiraz)

Security of urban areas is one of critical necessities for life quality. So because of physical destruction of cities and interruption in historical contexts, it is very important to pay attention to children as urban area users who have less ability and are subject to more dangers. Children need to play in an environment free of environmental dangers. Therefore, the present study is done through field and library study using descriptive approach. A questionnaire was prepared and then answered by 289 citizens. To statistically analyze the data, SPSS software was used and the statistical analysis of data was done in 2 groups of analytic and descriptive. Based on the results, Pearson correlation coefficients for child friendly city and the increase in children presence in the neighborhood were 0.401 and 0.335, respectively, with significance level of 0.000. This data shows that the more the security of historical contexts, the more positive and significant relation between the above factors. Three criteria of security and safety, free environment without violence, and movement and dynamics affect how much children use the neighborhood, with odds ratio of 0.208, 7.07 and 4.48, respectively.