Evaluation of Environmental Capabilities in the Formation of Behavioral Patterns in the Context of Urban Spaces (Case Study Sidewalk of Zanjan City)

The formation of behavioral pattern is the new methods of objective quality assessment. According on this goal, the descriptive-analytical research method was based on field survey to evaluate behavioral pattern on environmental capabilities in the Zanjan city sidewalk. The population of the study was citizens passers and businesses and the number of them was unknown. Base on Cochran's, 340 people were selected as the sample. To know the physical capabilities of the sidewalk and the mental-perceptual effects of the citizens, a sample T-Test statistical was used in SPSS software and also ArcGIS software was used to display population movements. Four types of patterns observed on pedestrians were adopted and the observations were taken at a specific time in the morning and evening among men and women. The findings showed that the level of satisfaction was different. the variables of sign, smell and visual fit had the highest impact with the average of 3.71, 3.18 and 3.10 respectively, and the variables of sense of place, territory, enclosure and furniture with the average of 12.06, 2.12, 2.36 and 2.48 respectively, have the least impact. Also population movements showed that walking and talking activities were observed more than other activities. Also, among men, the most frequent period of behavior occurred in the evening and among women in the morning hours. Thus, one of the most important elements of the formation of successful behavior patterns in urban spaces, especially sidewalks, is to pay attention to the attractiveness of the environmental capabilities of the space.