December 6, 2025
Ehsan Heidarzadeh

Ehsan Heidarzadeh

Academic Rank: Assistant professor
Address: bushehr,persian gulf university,faculty of art and architecture
Degree: Ph.D in urbanism
Phone: 077-33320196
Faculty: Faculty of Art and Architecture

Research

Title Analysis of the Status of the Components Affecting the Sociability of Urban Spaces (Case study: Haj Rais Alley, Bushehr city)
Type Article
Keywords
آزمون دو جمله اي، اجتماع پذيري، تحليل عاملي تاييدي، فضاي عمومي، كوچه ي حاج رئيس
Journal جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری
DOI 10.22103/JUSG.2025.2145
Researchers Ehsan Heidarzadeh (First researcher) , ahmadreza khajeh (Second researcher) , mehrshad hedayati (Third researcher) , Maryam Ebrahimi (Fourth researcher)

Abstract

Introduction:The presence or absence of humans in public spaces and territories as a representation of human behavior will lead to the emergence of signs of participation. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to extract and identify the effective components on the sociability of public spaces; Analyzing and explaining the correlation between them, confirming the proposed model; And finally, the evaluation of the sociability performance of the study is separated by the components approved by the experts. Data and Method: The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature, and a quantitative method was used to analyze the data. In order to collect the theoretical literature, identify and extract the effective components on the sociability of urban spaces, a review of first-hand sources has been used. The field part was conducted using a questionnaire, and the model test was done using the binomial test method in SPSS software and confirmatory factor analysis in Lisrel software. The statistical population of this research is the entire population of Bushehr city; 252 thousand people and the statistical sample using Cochran's formula is equal to 150 people. The sampling method has been purposeful and citizens have been selected who have experienced the perception of Haj Rais alley over time. Results: The statistical indicators clearly show that the proposed model is well coordinated with the data and, as expected, the physical, social-activity and perceptual-meaning components explain the concept of sociability and also each of the mentioned indicators are able to measure these components. Conclusion:Among the components affecting the sociability of Koche haj Rais, the components of access and communication, visibility, sociable furniture, active uses, the performance of the space in attracting different age groups, and finally, flexibility are in an unfavorable situation from the point of view of the visitors. At