The main purpose of this study is to investigate the preferences of urban dwellers for variouselements of urban parks in order to provide some important suggestions for rehabilitation of urban deficient parks. Inthis regard, this study has conducted a survey in one of the oldest parks in Khorramabad, Iran, to reveal the overallsatisfaction of the park situation and to explore the preferences of...

(European) theme parks invest approximately 10 percent of their yearly turnover into new rides and park improvements. Without these investments these parks assume not to be a very competitive and appealing daytrip for their target audiences. However, the impact of investments in attracting new visitors is not well-known and seems to differ dramatically between parks. This paper presents a case ...

Group Members: Fanpeng Kong, Yubo Qin, Zhengyu Yang and Zhongtian Lin Advisor: Prof. Laleh Najafizadeh Introduction The aim of this project is to design a wearable pulse oximeter which is capable of measuring the heart-rate and blood’s oxygen saturation. The project employs wearable electronics. The project consists of three main parts: 1) sensor design, which includes the optical transceiver u...

Trees can improve air quality, but at the same time, pollution might put them at risk. Plane(Platanus orientalis L) and willow trees (Salix babylonicaL) are important trees in the green space of Tehran. Plane trees in Tehran have experienced early autumn in recent years due to severe air pollution. The present study, investigated some physiological traits of these trees under study to determine...

A growing body of research shows positive association between parks and physical activity, but very few studies have investigated the characteristics of users and how the activities vary according to different user groups. The purpose of this study was to investigate the socio-demographic profile of the users, their activities and motivation of visiting the park. Total 400 users of Ramna Park w...

iranian women who, in the traditional conditions of the past and norms of the iranian society, have had a limited access to the public spaces of the city, with the changes taken place in our modern day society and factors such as education, employment and so on. nowadays, they have distinguished themselves in various fields and introduced their own issues and concerns to the society. however, i...

Boujagh National Park is the first founded land-marine national park in Iran and the first national park in Gilan Province, N. Iran. This area is a critical refuge for a lot of migratory birds and so many valuable coastal flora and fauna. The present study revealed that, the flora of this area comprises 248 vascular plants and 10 bryophytes out of which six taxa are endemic for the flora of Ira...

Laleh Samavi was born in Rasht,Iran in 1979. She received her B.Sc. (2002) and M.Sc. (2005) degrees from the university of Guilan. Presently she is working towards her Ph.D. degree under supervision of Prof. Farhad Shirini at the University of Guilan. Her research is focused on the development of synthetic rout of catalysts and their applications in organic chemistry.

Laleh Samavi was born in Rasht,Iran in 1979. She received her B.Sc. (2002) and M.Sc. (2005) degrees from the university of Guilan. Presently she is working towards her Ph.D. degree under supervision of Prof. Farhad Shirini at the University of Guilan. Her research is focused on the development of synthetic rout of catalysts and their applications in organic chemistry.