چكيده به لاتين
Regarding to to the interdisciplinary nature of urban design and the impact of various factors on the construction and quality of urban design spaces, the field of environmental psychology, as one of the most effective fields of urban environments and behavioral mechanisms, sought to explore the causes of occurrence of different behaviors and access to some details which can connect the human and his environment and prevent damages to the body and the psyche of citizens. For this purpose, this study tries to examine the fundamental concept of urban environments in the name of ` environmental affordance'. In this regard, two main factors of "environment" and "user" have been investigated specifically. examining the various concepts related to these two factors, demonstrates the affects of a set of environmental and humane characteristics on the psyche and behaviors of users emergence of optimizing these attribute. But what connects these two different concepts,(but with a direct effect on each other) in a desired way, is the key concept of "environmental affordance". The environmental affordance is a characteristic of the interaction of the environment and the user that allows effective communication between the external features and content of the object with the user's reactions and behavior. In better words, this concept creates a context for different user actions by considering the details and characteristics of the object or the environment and users perception. Despite its clear and simple concept, the theory is not easily understood and implemented and stresses the necessity of considering all factors affecting the feeling and perception of users when dealing with an object or environment and an effective response to their needs, preferences and expectations.
according to all mentioned concepts, this study seeks to pinpoint the status of selected indexes in shiraz afifabad street (which selected as a case study based on 3 main criteria: accessibility, containing various spaces and 24-hour social activities) after extracting and prioritize a set of criterias that effects on human perception and behaviours in urban environments. After all this steps mentioned in affordance-based urban design process, it proceed to designing different spaces in this street with respect to user demands and provide multiple opportunities for the emergence of desirable behaviors.
