Effective aesthetic structures of constructive environment in creating sense of security (case study residential complexes)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran.

2 Associate professor at Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran.

3 Professor at Department of Geography, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran.

Abstract

Psychological studies emphasize the deep connection between beauty and the feeling of peace and security. In today's society, human beings are facing unalike environmental changes. The creation of residential complexes is one of aforementioned fluctuations in the environmental structure of the society. One issue that can be raised is the impact of residential complexes, as new structural alterations, on the security of individuals. Hence, aesthetics is a science that can be applied to generate a sense of safety. Today, the existence of security, as one of the foremost requirements of human beings, is one of the most vital structural factors in the quality of life. This research has been accomplished with a descriptive and analytical method and with the application of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The present study population includes more than 2000 as the research sample. After distributing the questionnaire, data was analyzed using SPSS software at both descriptive and inferential levels. Findings show that the five main factors have a significant impact on environmental security and crime reduction in the context of residential complexes. These 5 factors are physical security, surveillance, fear of crime, territory, management and maintenance. After comparing their means in the sample group, the results showed that the component of surveillance has a high average and the component of fear of crime beheld a lower average. Other variables (physical security, territory, and management and maintenance) also had a moderate value. Therefore, physical security, supervision, fear of crime, territory, management and maintenance have a significant role in environmental security in the context of residential complexes. Paying attention to these components along with creating natural environments has an imperative role in stabilizing the space with the dominance of beautiful and relaxing structures in residential complexes.
Research aims:
1. Investigating the role of aesthetic structures in creating a sense of security in residential complexes.
2. Identifying the most effective factors on the security of the residential context.
Research questions:
1. What factors play a role in creating environmental aesthetic structures in residential complexes?
2. Which factors have the greatest impact on creating a sense of security in the residential context?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 17, Issue 39 - Serial Number 39
December 2020
Pages 196-210

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