Analysis of place attachment and related variables in third urban locations (Case study: Elgoli Park of Tabriz)

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1 Assistant Professor of Faculty of Architectural Engineering and Urbanism. Shahrood University of Technology. shahrood. Iran.

2 Assistant Prof. of Urban Planning and Architecture, Ilkhchi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilkhchi, Iran.

3 1-Assistant Professor of Architecture & Urban Planning, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Human life in cities depends on various factors, since human beings are social beings, one of the needs of human life in the city is social interaction, which to meet this need requires spaces in the city, where third urban places are the best space. For social interactions through spatial attachment. Therefore, the present article examines the relationship between attachment to places and third urban places. The research method is descriptive-analytical and survey type. The sample size is 305 visitors from Tabriz Elgoli. Amos and SPSS software were used for the structural model of second-order factor analysis (SEM). The results show that in the final structural model, the relationship between spatial attachment and the third urban place (Elgoli), two dimensions of participation (attractiveness and self-expression) %81.6, spatial dependence and spatial identity %79.2 social bond Constitute. In total, attractiveness and social connection account for 80.1% of visitor loyalty. Based on this, it is concluded that the third urban places (Elgoli) have been effective in the formation of attachment to the place, spatial attachment has been very effective in participation, loyalty, identity of the place, social bond and attractiveness in the third urban place (Elgoli).

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Geographical Urban Planning Research (GUPR)
Volume 9, Issue 3
November 2021
Pages 735-759

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