Examining the health status and socio-cultural conditions in urban parks (Case study: Izeh city parks)

The present study is an attempt to examine the health status and socio-cultural conditions in urban parks (Case study: Izeh city parks). This research is applied in terms of its objective and descriptive-analytical in terms of research method. The required data are collected through documentary-library surveys and field studies. Findings are analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS20 software. The statistical population of this study is the total population of Izeh city and the sample size is estimated to be 391 people using Cochran's formula. Then, using the survey method and questionnaire tools, the required information is collected from the visitors of Izeh city parks. The results of the questionnaire using a one-sample t-test show that among the health, social and cultural indicators, socio-cultural and health indicators with averages of 2.43 and 1.86 are in the best to the worst conditions, respectively. Also, the results of the questionnaire using the One-Way ANOVA parametric test show that among the 10 parks in Izeh (parks studied in this study), Shadi, Shahr, Sultan Dinavar, Azadegan, Shahrbazi, Banoo, Sakhrei, Valiasr, Baharan and Laleh are in the best to worst conditions with averages of 2.27, 2.26, 2.24, 2.23, 2.22, 2.21, 2.19, 2.18, 2.17, 2.10 and 2.2 (according to normal average 3), respectively. Moreover, none of them have normal health and socio-cultural conditions. This indicates the poor performance of Izeh urban management in both sections.