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Received: 2025/05/10 | Accepted: 2025/06/15 | Published: 2025/06/20
Received: 2025/05/10 | Accepted: 2025/06/15 | Published: 2025/06/20
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Hoseini Lahoordi M, Nasiri A, Khezerlou P. Role of Urban Security Factors in Enhancing Women’s Presence in Public Urban Spaces in Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran. GeoRes 2025; 40 (2) :143-149
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1- Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahr-e-Qods Center (Sh.C.), Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods, Iran
2- Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz University of Islamic Arts, Tabriz, Iran
2- Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz University of Islamic Arts, Tabriz, Iran
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Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of urban security components in enhancing women's presence in public spaces along Keshavarz Boulevard in Tehran.
Methodology: This research was a quantitative study conducted in 2024 to examine the impact of urban security factors on women’s presence in public spaces in Keshavarz Boulevard. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, statistical tests including one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression model were applied in SPSS 27 to investigate the relationship between security components and women's spatial presence.
Findings: The one-way ANOVA results indicated that only three indicators (spatial design and physical form, past experiences of insecurity, and gender perception in space) had significant differences across age groups, while the other parameters did not. The Pearson correlation test revealed a significant and positive relationship between physical, social, and mental dimensions of security and women's spatial presence, with the highest correlations found for urban cleanliness and spatial design. Regression analysis further confirmed that the physical (79%), social (56%), and mental (64.9%) dimensions had a substantial explanatory power regarding women's presence in urban spaces.
Conclusion: The physical, social, and mental aspects of urban security significantly influence women's participation in public spaces. Specifically, environmental design, cleanliness, and subjective experiences of insecurity play a major role.
Methodology: This research was a quantitative study conducted in 2024 to examine the impact of urban security factors on women’s presence in public spaces in Keshavarz Boulevard. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, statistical tests including one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and linear regression model were applied in SPSS 27 to investigate the relationship between security components and women's spatial presence.
Findings: The one-way ANOVA results indicated that only three indicators (spatial design and physical form, past experiences of insecurity, and gender perception in space) had significant differences across age groups, while the other parameters did not. The Pearson correlation test revealed a significant and positive relationship between physical, social, and mental dimensions of security and women's spatial presence, with the highest correlations found for urban cleanliness and spatial design. Regression analysis further confirmed that the physical (79%), social (56%), and mental (64.9%) dimensions had a substantial explanatory power regarding women's presence in urban spaces.
Conclusion: The physical, social, and mental aspects of urban security significantly influence women's participation in public spaces. Specifically, environmental design, cleanliness, and subjective experiences of insecurity play a major role.
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