urban public spaces are the most important instruments to strengthen the participation of civil society as an arena of all groups both men and women. women as half of the public spaces users should use urban public spaces as well as men easily and they must feel comfortable in these kinds of places. however, experiences and also the result of researches have shown that women do not benefit equa...

Right to the city is composed of appropriation and participation in urban affairs. Appropriation is realized through movement in the city, presence in it, comfort feeling, and having proper spaces. While urban participation is possible through being involved in urban policy-making, decision-making for physical and spatial issues, urban economy, ownership and control of urban...

public spaces, a central role in planning and urban development is major components of an urban environment is healthy and lively. qualitative and quantitative development of urban public spaces, when appropriate administrative process will be realized, the priority issues in the survey cities, based on modern theories of popular participation (user's perspective) and using the scientific ...

This Study has discussed the meaning of public space and has shown that public spaces are an essential part of people’s lives. It has also identified the key urban design and architectural ideologies that have influenced the shape of the built environment, and has discussed how each has perceived the value of public spaces. In the following provides an overview of the relationship between peopl...

in recent decades, changes can be observed around the presence of women in urban public spaces. this paper investigates on the presence of women in these spaces in terms of selectivity or necessity. method of research is survey and questionnaire is used to collect data. the statistical sample includes 128 male and 133 female residents of the city of tabriz that are studied with random sampling....