Journal of Natural Environment

Analysis and recognition of design indicators for planting ornamental plants in urban green spaces

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohagegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

10.22059/jne.2024.379080.2693

Abstract

Urban green spaces are considered as one of the most important urban spaces, and the process of planning and designing said spaces should be given the attention of experts. These spaces can play a significant role in the beautification of cities and the peace of citizens. Therefore, in this regard, the aim of the current research is to analyze and recognition design indicators for planting ornamental plants in urban green spaces. In order to achieve the goal of the research, library resources were used to write the introduction and semi-structured interviews with experts in two stages in order to achieve the indicators, and the statistical population consisted of 15 experts. In the first interview, the indicators were extracted, and then in the second interview, the importance of the indicators was determined by forming the actor-target (expert-indicator) matrix. In the following, the data extracted from the interviews were entered into Mactor and Atlas TI software and analyzed. The results showed that the indicators of choosing plants based on environmental conditions, choosing plants based on size, choosing plants based on form, choosing plants based on texture, paying attention to the rhythm of planting plants, paying attention to visual balance in planting plants, avoiding complexity in planting plants, using lighting with plants, directing the view by planting suitable plants, not planting sharp and poisonous plants in children's playgrounds, not planting poisonous plants and small garbage by the water, prioritizing native plants, planting hedge plants for dividing The classification and use of appropriate planting to show the environment large or small are the most frequent, important and converging indicators.

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Journal of Natural Environment
Volume 77, Issue 3
December 2024
Pages 537-549