Evaluating the Status of Parks and Urban Green Spaces Using the Electere Model (Case Study: Ardakan City)

The pollution increase caused by population growth and the occurrence of various psychological pressures caused by it, has introduced the green space as environmental, physical and mental need. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of parks and urban green spaces in Ardakan city using the Electre model.

This research was conducted based ondescriptive-analytical method, library studies, field studies and using Electre model.In this method, the quantitative and qualitative indexes were used and were ranked with paired comparisons between the options and by applying the method of the Electre step by step and using the distance factors such as area, green space and beauty, distance to the center, security, quality of facilities and the quality of the equipment to be ranked 5 parks and Ardakan urban green space and in the end the municipality's performance was investigated.

The  Results showed that among the studied parks, , Farhangian Park located in Sadr Abad Street - Valiasr Town, in comparison with the other four parks, has been able to have a better performance than the discussed indicators.. This park has an area of ​​19,000 m2 and is equipped with a health and recreation station and its distance to the center of the city (15 Khordad Square) is 3.6 km.

Assessment of urban parks and green spaces in Ardakan city shows that in spatial development plans, attention to green space is essential to achieve a balanced and sustainable development. The results of this study can be widely used in urban space planning.