Role of playground Parks in the social identity of urban spaces (Case Study: Yasouj city, Rahnamaee playground)

Children's parks play a vital role as an urban park with the social, economic and ecological impacts. Their social impacts included increased social interactions, creating business, social, people's values and opinions and thoughts share. The research examined the role of neighborhood children's park in the city of Yasouj in identity manifestation of neighborhood's residents. In order to collect data from a questionnaire survey method was used. Based on the neighborhood population 12207, the sample size was 373 based on Cochran. The reliability of the questions was calculated by Cronbach's alpha 8.0 and validity were assessed according to experts. Then one t-test and Friedman test was used to analyze the results. The results showed that the establishment of the park have a positive social impact (4.23) and has provided the groundwork for further cooperation. By increasing the dimensions of social capital (4.22) such as empathy, cooperation and spirit of pluralism is enhanced. The results showed that residents have increased spatial identity (4) and their sense of belonging to the neighborhood more. Finally, Friedman test results showed that the park has more significant role in increasing social capital (1.65) and spatial identification (1.35).