Empowerment of Pedestrian’s Activities in Urban Areas Based on Local Behavior in Public Space Case Study: Andisheh Park, Tehran, Iran

Any individual mental health is in a straight relation with body health; due to this a suitable and advanced community is formed. Any society, according to culture, religion, education, richness, and etc. can consist of several variants of behaviors in public spaces. As a result, study of human’s behavior is the fundamental context in designing urban areas, places which affects individual and groups social life as well as the linkage between them. In addition, how any exclusive person will comprehend or recollect different aspects of urban spaces through time. Based on studies during recent decades, pedestrianism has plenty of benefits on improving life quality and built environment. Designing a pleasant area depending on proximities of any individual correspond to environment, human behavior and interactions would support human developments. Studying characteristics of pedestrian users, in forms of both individuals and as groups, also, interaction among local behavior and pedestrian network, and effectiveness of urban spaces and built environment is main aim and texture of this thesis. In this study has been assessed, in order to reach sustainable developments, social interactions: which includes wide span and parameters, can be pioneer outlet to attract urban planners into action. Therefore, in following research social interaction has been considered as fundamental index which shapes people relation with urban spaces and moreover, cities developments and dynamicity. The method applied in this research is obtained through studying documents, magazines, books, research projects and related world wide web. Keywords: Urban areas, public spaces, pedestrian, social dimensions, local behaviors.