Recreation Times and Urban Spaces of Tehran

Some of the criticism of modern cities is about the boring urban life which is the result of inappropriate urban spaces. Besides the statistics show that the urban areas are growing. Unfortunately، this physical development is being done regardless and without paying attention to the importance of cultural and recreational needs of the urban dwellers. The insufficient recreational facilities are among the main factors which are considered as an important obstacle for public participation and lack of social communication. Making recreational land use for all the citizens has become the first priority in modern approaches in urban planning. Developing these spaces has been considered as the basic necessity in promoting the quality of urban life and urban spaces. The main goal of this article is to find the relation between the amount of recreational land use and the promotion of urban culture and public participation. In this survey some indicators and mathematical parameters have been used. Besides، a questionnaire، with closed end questions based on Likert scale has been designed and its validity and reliability had been tested. Probability sampling was done and about three hundred residents in three main regions were interviewed. The results of these interviews were analyzed by SPSS software. Although many efforts have been recently done by urban managers in Tehran، the results of this survey show that people are not completely satisfied with the recreational land use. Results also show that there is no statistical relation between developing recreational land use and promoting urban culture.