Green Space Management Strategies in Karaj Region 2

Urban green space planning and describing its quality is a matter of concern for planning. Green space planning with protection and development of natural and artificial habitats in cities brings placid environment. To achieve the vision and providing long-term goals, strategic planning of urban green spaces were used in this study. In this method, the features in the context of internal and external constraints were carried out to improve the accuracy and improving the efficiency of activities. Such an approach has not been used in the management of urban green spaces in Iran and this study is an attempt to focus on the methodology, offer appropriate management practices for development of urban green spaces in the region two of Karaj.
Karaj municipality`s region 2, is 600 ha with population of 107027 people. Public green spaces in the area, calculated 40 ha, includes 17 parks, 6 green fields, 29 Green Boulevards, 26 pieses of green buffer areas, 7 pieces of plantations. In this study, SWOT analysis was used to identify environmental factors (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), to prioritize, strategies with the purpose of green space management in region 2 of Karaj and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) was used for prioritization of strategies. The results of this study led to the introduction of 6 strategies with " Development of theme parks and new models of public and private green spaces construction", "Expanding and improving water transmission networks to develop green space" and "Establishing programs to empower local communities in the development, maintenance and improvement of urban green spaces" have higher priority.