Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Ta. C. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
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Department of Urban Planning, Ta,, C, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
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Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Ta. C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
10.30480/agm.2026.6271.1057
Abstract
Happiness and urban social vitality are more than an individual feeling, they are a complex outcome of the quality of public spaces, the objective conditions of the environment, and the perceptual experience of citizens. This research aimed to quantitatively and integratedly analyze the realization requirements of happiness-based public spaces and measure their impact on social vitality in the city of Shiraz. The research method is descriptive-analytical and correlational, and data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire from 383 citizens in five selected spaces including Eram Square, Afifabad Street, Salamat Pedestrian Walkway, Persian Gulf Complex, and Drak Mountain Park. The data were analyzed using Friedman statistical tests, multiple regression, and path analysis. Descriptive findings showed that the overall status of the realizability dimensions is in the range of "average to desirable" and the "subjective-semantic dimension" has the highest position among the nine dimensions with an average of 3.38. The results of the path analysis model indicate that this dimension, with a total effect coefficient of 0.800, is the most powerful and determining factor in predicting social vitality. In contrast, the accessibility, functional, and economic dimensions in dense contexts have had a negative effect on social vitality due to the creation of congestion and inequality. Also, the prioritization of citizens showed that "effective social interactions" has the highest priority, while "feeling of happiness" in urban space as a final outcome is ranked last. Finally, the research emphasizes that urban management should distance itself from purely physical interventions and provide the necessary infrastructure for the sustainability of social vitality by focusing on promoting meaning, a sense of belonging, and spatial justice.
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