Authors : Ehsan Dorostkar, Parisasadat Momen and Sogand Faraji
Abstract: Stress is one of the biggest future challenges of 21st century. Civilization gives different choices for individuals by providing unlimited opportunities for achieving various information and development and this bombardment of information brings much mental stress by itself. Stress and its effects are expansive on individuals especially in metropolises. Based on universal studies, the possibility of permanent presence in urban and local green spaces is one of the most important environmental factors that help individuals to reduce stress level; therefore it is necessary to consider the effect of urban green spaces on citizen’s stress degree in the preparation process of urban development policies. But before policymaking stage, the effect of green spaces on reducing citizen’s stress should be studied in Iran. So, in present essay, the amount of applying urban green space and its relation with citizen’s stress degree are studied. The research method is descriptive-analysis and applied kind. For studying the relation between using green space and individual’s stress degree, the software of SPSS and Spearman test are used. The method for gathering information is field method by questionnaires. The statistical society estimates 384 members by cochran formula among citizens between 20-60 years old randomly who are citizens in Tehran region 6. The research results signify that there is a meaningful relation between individual’s presence and activities in urban green spaces and their stress degree. It means how much the degree of using green spaces increase, the degree of stress will be reduced.
Ehsan Dorostkar, Parisasadat Momen and Sogand Faraji, 2017. Urban Stress in Tehran Region 6. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 1871-1874.