Geographical Research

Public spaces، a central role in planning and urban development is major components of an urban environment is healthy and lively. Qualitative and quantitative development of urban public spaces، when appropriate administrative process will be realized، the priority issues in the survey cities، based on modern theories of popular participation (user''s perspective) and using the scientific method is convenient and efficient. Because the various comments and opinions on city issues and urban priorities there، and decisions must converge in order to cover the broad priorities، the aim of this paper therefore، develop strategies and set priorities survey public spaces city Assalouyeh »Analytic Network Process» (ANP) model. Research in this study - descriptive and analytical studies based on documents - library، field surveys، go directly to the respective organizations and using that tool was a questionnaire study area، including public space parks، streets and markets and seven urban spaces is investigated. Beginning the most important issues related to public spaces using city resources، interviews and questionnaires were extracted، then according to the characteristics of ANP، and features the city Assalouyeh issues، data and basic information classification and therefore the conceptual model of ANP was prepared. ANP-based model of public spaces، including four clusters Assalouyeh City (Criterion / group) and 14 options (node / sub-category) using Super Decisions software was produced. Results in the field of software were analyzed. Model outputs to the various ways a variety of text and diagrams، and consideration for all criteria and options are available، hence، due to the sheer volume of operations، the only outlet for some of the examples were given in the article. The results show that the greatest and highest priorities related to social interactions (0.644 normalized optimal space urban clusters)، social access (0.625 spikes normalized to the accessibility of public spaces) and consistency (.415 clusters normalized optimal use of public spaces)، with an emphasis on market development of public space the city (Central Division) and the coastal city parks department setting to determine public spaces city development strategies were determined Assalouyeh.