Assessment of Ecological Quality and the Impact of Urban Green Streetscapes on the Quality of the Urban Environment (A Case Study of Shohada Street, Kermanshah)

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Authors

1 Professor, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

2 Master of Science, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Art, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

4 MSc, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

Abstract

The growing abundance and development of man-made spaces in and throughout cities and the significance of improvement of the quality of urban environments have necessitated more scholarly attention to landscapes and natural structures in urban spaces. The ecological qualities of urban spaces play an important role in the relationship between urban residents and urban areas. This study sought to evaluate the effect of urban trees as a main element of landscape ecology on the quality of urban axes and green spaces. The significance of this research is due to the importance of the three concepts of space structure, function, and changes (through time) in landscape ecology and their impact on improving environmental quality in urban spaces. Shohada Street in Khorramabad, Iran, is considered a very important urban green axis in the city. This study attempted to answer the following questions: how and to what extent can urban trees contribute to improving the environmental quality of urban spaces? This study is applied in which the required data were collected via a questionnaire, and the indicators and criteria of the ecological quality of the selected street were analyzed from the viewpoint of the users via regression analysis and correlation tests. The findings indicate that the relationship between elements within the axis, the impact of green spaces on street attractiveness, and the transformation of the street over time, derived from the criteria of structure, function, and time, play the most significant roles in enhancing environmental quality. The results demonstrate that green trees, ecological elements, and their functional and structural impacts, along with ecological changes throughout the seasons in urban streets, are among the most crucial components for improving the quality of urban spaces

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 12, Issue 3
June 2025
Pages 7-31

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  • Receive Date: 02 July 2024
  • Revise Date: 14 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 19 February 2025

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