Geographical Research

Aims: Public spaces are very important to urban vitality. Due to their significant role, people 's presence, social interactions and liveliness, keeps the space alive. Environmental factors play a significant role in creating such interaction that affects space. The purpose of this study is to recognize and analyze the involved factors influencing the vitality of spaces and also their internal connection in Mashhad city spaces.
Methodology: The following descriptive research was carried out via implementing a qualitative online image- based questionnaire in during a 4-month- period man-to-man elevation (Jan-March 2020). 200 people were selected randomly and presented a questionnaire including 12 out 40 hectic urban spots of Mashhad City. Data acquired was evaluated using Chi-square Test.
Findings:  According to the gathered responses,109 distinct attributes that were extracted that were conceptually correlated and abridged into seven main. in 7 main categories: qualities of environment, elements, physical and formal features, functions, feeling, activities and neighboring uses as the most significant environmental factors in formation of social life and vitality of public spaces. Two of the aforementioned concepts were human- oriented features and the rest were of physical- natured.
Conclusion: Public space affects the mentality of people through physical and human- oriented factors of the environment and if it will encourage them to establish social interactions and exchange in case of any pleasant feeling, which in-itself it will lead to the formation of social vitality.