Evaluation of the Level of Satisfaction of Ilami Citizens with the Capabilities and Effectiveness of Choghasabz Forest Park

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 دانشجو

2 دانشیار گروه مهندسی فضای سبز دانشکدۀ کشاورزی دانشگاه تبریز

10.22034/farhang.2022.149138

Abstract

Forest parks are one of the most important recreational destinations for citizens. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly study their effectiveness to evaluate their advantages and reduce barriers, to provide more benefits. Choghasbez Forest Park in Ilam is the most important tourist destination of the city. The present study has evaluated the level of satisfaction of Ilami citizens with the capabilities and effectiveness of this park. By participating in this field research, they have announced the views, expectations and limitations of the park. The data collection tool was a 75-item closed questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale with a reliability scale of .952 Cronbach's alpha. The results show that it is more beneficial for men, boys and families and rather unsuitable for women and girls. Findings also indicate the tendency of middle class social groups to use the park compared to others. The park is mostly used on holidays, evenings and nights. Findings show that security is one of the serious issues in the use of the park, therefore, the rate of holding friendly gatherings of girls and cultural activities is less than the friendly gatherings of boys and public sports. In general, the level of satisfaction of Ilami citizens with the park is moderate and this satisfaction has a positive relationship with sports facilities, welfare facilities, and lack of security and gender of citizens.

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