Evaluation of urban spaces for children based on the principles of a child-friendly city (Case study: Kerman)

Children as a disabled group of society are educated or have fun in spaces and places that are not only inappropriate, but also in some cases involve dangers; and they need suitable places that meet the mental and psychological needs of children. Therefore, a child-friendly city has been proposed so that children can live in their favorite places and increase their participation in the city and their rights are not lost.

The present article is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. This is a descriptive-analytical research that has used library and field methods in collecting information. Statistical tests in SPSS software and fuzzy AHP multivariate model were used to analyze the data.

Findings from a single sample T to assess the physical-spatial dimension of adaptation of urban spaces for children based on the principles of child-friendly city in the areas of modiriat, Rassalat, Adib and Nasiriya according to the average obtained less than Basis (3) showed that the physical-spatial dimension of adaptation of urban spaces for children according to the principles of child-friendly city in these neighborhoods is not in a suitable and acceptable condition and only in Shafa neighborhood has an acceptable physical-spatial status. The results of fuzzy AHP model showed that the effective participation index with the tools of existence and expression of opinion in the organizational-institutional dimension with a normal weight of 0.331 in the first place and the greatest impact on adapting urban spaces for children based on child-friendly city principles in it has the city of Kerman.

The results of one-sample T showed that the adaptation of urban spaces for children based on the principles of child-friendly city in the indicators of historical, cultural and religious identification, effective participation with the means of existence and expression of opinion with a mean lower than the base They are in an unfavorable situation. The results of this study consider that it is necessary to respect children in the city of Kerman and to express their views in urban planning in order to create suitable and desirable spaces for them.