Analysis of Responses to Child-Friendly City Indicators in the New and Traditional Contexts of Rasht City

The lack of urban spaces for children's presence in urban environments have led to a different assessment of children's sense of belonging to urban areas, Therefore, considering the fundamental role of the environment in shaping a child's personality and development, attention to children and their social needs within the contexts of cities and neighborhoods is one of the most important issues facing society today.
Objective: This study aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the new and traditional contexts of cities and compare them in relation to the principles and indicators of child-friendly cities. Through this approach, the research seeks to identify the components that effectively enhance the quality of public spaces to facilitate children's presence. The main question of this research is the extent to which the new and traditional contexts of cities respond to these indicators.
Methodology: The method of this research is descriptive-analytical and quantitative. It includes a set of methods aimed at describing the conditions or phenomena under study and also examines the components of urban environment quality from the perspective of children's needs in both traditional and new contexts. Since the results of the analysis and potential suggestions can address the problems and deficiencies in the study area. this research is classified as developmental-applied in terms of its objectives. the principles and indicators of child-friendly cities were explored, leading to the formulation of a framework of indicators for child-friendly cities.
Results: Based on the conducted studies, the criteria for an ideal child-friendly space can be categorized into three sections: objective components, subjective components, and functional components.
Conclusion: The results indicate that, considering the different qualities of the environment, various contexts possess distinct qualitative features for attracting children. The findings from the comparative analysis of the two regions show that the components of safety, green spaces, accessibility, and pedestrian and bicycle-friendly pathways from a physical perspective, along with color, aesthetics, and legibility from a psychological perspective, have a better quality in neighborhoods with planned and new contexts compared to traditional neighborhoods.