Analysis the role of urban touristic parks impact In sustainable development (Case study: Tabriz)

International efforts to preserve the natural environment are mainly concerned with large, bio-diverse and relatively untouched ecosystems or with individual animal orvegetal species, either endangered or threatened with extinction. Much less attention isbeing paid to that type of nature close to where people live and work, to small- scale green areas in cities and to their benefits to people. Increasing empirical evidence, however, indicates that the presence of natural areas contributes to the quality of life in many ways. Besides many environmental and ecological services, urban nature providesimportant social and psychological benefits to human societies, which enrich human lifewith meanings and emotions. The main concern of this paper is to address theimportance of urban nature for citizens’ wellbeing and for the sustainability of the citythey inhabit. Some results of a survey conducted among visitors of an urban park in Tabriz (The Netherlands) are presented and discussed. The issues investigated concernpeople’s motives for urban nature, the emotional dimension involved in the experience ofnature and its importance for people’s general wellbeing. Results confirm that theexperience of nature in urban environment is source of positive feelings and beneficialservices, which fulfill important immaterial and non-consumptive human needs. Implications for the sustainability of the city will be analyzed and discussed.