An Investigation of the Criteria Affecting the Regeneration of Public Spaces with Emphasis on Citizens' Social Life (A Case Study of Midwest Zone of Mashhad)

Urban public spaces which are unfortunately forgotten are of the essential factors of life in cities. In this situation, one of the best ways is to revive these spaces and concentrate on the regeneration and rehabilitation of these spaces. The success of public spaces is proportional to the rate of using public space and the presence of man and social life. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effective criteria on regeneration of public space and social life in the streets. Therefore, various variables such as diversity of activity, flexibility, socialization, public spaces, dynamics, and the influence of behavioral patterns have been studied. The present study is an applied one and its method is descriptive-analytical. On the other hand, a researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection and the SPSS software was used for data analysis. A sample of 400 members of all residents and users of Mashhad, Ahmadabad, Sajjad, Kuhsangi and Shahid Ghanani streets were selected according to the Cochran formula. The results of the research indicated that functional components had a direct impact on recreation of public spaces, and among physical and functional components, functional component and its related indicators were proved to have the most significant impact on the recreation of public space and social life. In the understudy area; on the other hand, Sajjad street had the highest rating in all three criteria of behavior, body and performance. Ahmadabad then ranked the second, Kohsangi and Shahid Qarani streets ranked the third and fourth respectively.