Journal of Woman in Culture and Arts

Journal of Woman in Culture and Arts

Investigation of Women Feeling of Safety in Ladies Park in Sahand- Tabriz with Emphasis on Islamic Cultural Values

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ahmad Hami 1
Elham Faham 2
Mohammad Mahdavi 3
1 Assistant Prof. of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz
2 Master of Landscape Engineering, University of Tabriz
3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Sciences, Tabriz University, Department of Education
10.22059/jwica.2018.260009.1090
Abstract
Feeling of safety is one of the main factors of social comfort and women as part of society have significant role in developing societies and improving of human. Increasing safety using environmental design in ladies urban park in which only women are allowed can be considered an effective method. The current study was conducted to understand women safety feeling in Ladies Park and also to discover the main reasons of feeling unsafe in Sahand city in Tabriz. In addition, Islamic cultural beliefs and values were considered during this study. In this aspect, all together 125 people of park users were selected and interviewed asking questions regarding preferred physical activities, accessibility to park, perceived safety, reasons of feeling unsafe, and their recommendation to improve safety in ladies urban parks. The results of the study revealed that high-rise building around park and arid area around the park were the main issue of not feeling safe in park, meanwhile, darkness and attending men for maintenance of the park were placed in the second level of importance for unsafe perception. Also, majority of the participants declared that they like to exercise in mornings every day. It seems that development of park surrounding and providing sport facilities may enhance safety perception in ladies urban park.  
Keywords
women safety feeling
Ladies Park
cultural believes
Sahand City
ladies interview
Subjects
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Journal of Woman in Culture and Arts
Volume 10, Issue 3
Autumn 2019
Pages 399-413