Comparative Analysis of Satisfaction of Women from Urban Parks: Hejab Women's Park and Mellat Motley Park (Mashhad)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate thesatisfaction level of women from women’s parks compared with motley Parks. Case study was conducted on Mellat and Hejab Park in Mashhad. Methodology ofResearch is descriptive - analytical. Methods for gathering data was based on literature review and questionnaire survey. Statistical society of research is women over 15 years of age that commute in urban parks and Sample size is 288 people. The findings of research indicated that the role of urban parks - as one of the most important urban spaces - isn’t just its ecological function. Investigations of this study show that functions of relief and soothing, cultural - educational function, psychological function and social and recreational functions were important functions that most citizens expected. Further analysis showed that women's satisfaction from Hejab Park has been little more than park of Mellat, but there are no significant difference of scores between the two parks. The Analysis role of socio-economic variables on satisfaction of urban parks shows no significant differences between different age groups. Role of education shows that women with more education were more satisfied with motley Park. Findings of research about role of engagement on women's satisfaction indicated that Satisfaction of working women, students and retired ladies in women’'s park is below average, which represented their disapproval of the women's park, while their satisfaction from motley Park (Mellat) is higher than the median.