current literatures on urban parks and green spaces showed that people’s preference for visiting urban parks in various group users is different. people visit parks for various motives and activities, leading to several patterns of park usability. however, the patterns in urban park use in majority of iran cities are not yet known. this study presented the preference for activity in urban parks...

Abstract Urbanization has been a global phenomenon producing great environmental and ecological challenges including species composition shifts in urban areas. To evaluate the interaction networks of inhabitant metacommunities parks, we applied nestedness analysis using survey data birds, reptiles, frogs, butterflies among 16 parks Taipei City Taiwan identified critical factors for biodiversity...

Background: Accidents caused by children’s play equipment are a severe health threat to them. Implementing the requirements of the safety standards is necessary to ensure the safety of such equipment. The current study aimed to determine the general safety of playground equipment in general parks in Gonabad City, Iran. We also compared the level of the general safety of this equipment with nati...

We implemented an integrated ecological assessment using a GIS-based decision support system model for Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE) and Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)-national park units with the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Our assessment examined a variety of aquatic and terrestrial indicators of ecosystem components that reflect the par...