Site selection and environmental design of the sports park in line with the development of the concept of public sports Case study: Chitgar forest park of Tehran

Reducing the density of open and green urban spaces in today's cities has created many challenges related to the social health of citizens on the one hand and the urban environment on the other hand. In fact, principled communication with public open and green spaces in cities, and planning based on the environment and sustainability, in addition to providing a platform for the emergence of healthy activities and the development of public sports, can be beneficial for the health of the environment and also a significant impact on people's physical and mental health. Considering the rare potential of Iran in relation to the promotion of public sports and the environment, planning for sports parks can be in this direction. Therefore, the aim of this research is locating and environmental design of the sport parks with development of public sports concept approach. This research is descriptive-analytical in terms of method and practical in terms of purpose, in which field studies, library studies related to the factors affecting site selection and environmental design have been examined and finally the important criteria for sote selection of sport park in Chitgar forest park were determined. Then, using GIS, the required data from the scope of the study will be recognized and analyzed and the maps related to each of these criteria in Chitgar forest park were presented. Results show that the criteria in order to importance such as slope, direction, soil drainage, texture and fertility of soil, land use, as well as accessibility and density of vegetation in the study area will influence the site selection of sports parks. Based on these results and through the superimposition of the explained layers in Arc Map, areas of Chitgar Park have been identified as suitable places for the construction of a sports park, and finally, a strategic plan for these areas with development of the concept of public sports approach has been proposed.