Analysis of the Role of Physical-Structural Factors on the Desirability of the Urban Landscape (Case Study: Babol)

Cityscape is the first visual characteristic of a city, which is the result of spatial interactions between land-uses and urban activities. According to the experiences of urban science, an unfavorable urban landscape has a negative impact on all internal processes of the city in the short term, and in the long term, it causes the instability of urban development in various dimensions. Since the structural factors are one of the most important options that form the facade and landscape of the city, the purpose of the present study is to analyze the role of structural-physical factors on the quality of the landscape of Babol city. The present research is done in the central part of Babol city by descriptive-analytical method and data were collected by field methods and questionnaire. SPSS software and Regression method were used for statistical analysis. The results show that the urban landscape of Babol is not in a favorable condition in terms of structural-physical components. On the other hand, indicators such as "access to urban services and facilities and open and green spaces", and "pedestrian and bicycle performance" have respectively had the greatest and least impact on the degree of desirability of the quality of the urban landscape of Babol.