An analysis of the prioritization of indicators of a child-friendly city (Case study: 5 regions of Urmia)

The main purpose of this study is an analysis of the prioritization of indicators of a child-friendly city in the five regions of Urmia to review strategies for improving the situation of each region by examining the indicators of a child-friendly city and ranking the regions of this city.

The research method of the present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature. The statistical population of this study is the residents of 5 regions of Urmia. To determine the sample size, Cochran's formula was used. The sample size was 384, which was randomly distributed in the range. The criteria studied in this study include physical, access, socio-cultural and environmental criteria. Data analysis has been done quantitatively and qualitatively. One-sample t-test, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman correlation, and THIESSEN and OPA method were used to analyze the data. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test with a value of 0.790.

The findings of this study indicate that based on field data and the child-friendly city criteria questionnaire, Urmia Region 1 is ranked first and Urmia Region 2 is ranked fifth among other regions. The results of the Spearman correlation test indicate that the physical criterion has the greatest impact on a child-friendly city.

The results of this study indicate that the city of Urmia is at a moderate level in terms of the feasibility of the criteria of a child-friendly city and needs the attention of urban management to improve the situation in regions 2 and 3 of Urmia.