Investigation of the Desirability of Spaces to Spend Leisure Time for Ilam Citizens (case study: the urban green spaces)

Investigating the urban green spaces is of high importance as the green space is a place to spend spare time and it is a live part of urban bodies which has an essential role in conserving and balancing the urban environment, air pollution, leisure, mental and physical growing, and also the comfort of citizens. The main objective of the current paper is to investigate desirability of spaces to spend free time for spaces of Ilam city's citizens. The research method in the current study is a descriptive - analytical one. The statistical population of this study includes tourism experts as well as city managers and the sample size based on Cochran’s Formula, includes 234 participants. The required information was obtained using field methods, i.e. a designed questionnaire. The results obtained from one-way T test showed that green spaces and urban parks of Ilam City were in a weak state regarding the standard characteristics of urban parks. The green space per capita is lower than the national and global standards. Moreover, the urban parks and green spaces to spend free time are not in a good quality.