Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Mana V ¹
• Mohammadreza Pourjafar ²
• Mojtaba Rafieian ²

¹ PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

² Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Art & Architecture Faculty, University of Tarbiat Modares University

Abstract

An ideal urban environment can provide people with a sense of comfort and ease, contributing to the promotion of positive public emotions. However, during the rapid urban development process, dense and busy urban environments have triggered mental stress and anxiety among people, leading to the reinforcement of negative emotions. Nevertheless, the reality is that the lack of useful information about the relationship between multidimensional urban environments and emotions has hindered progress toward understanding which elements in cities affect public emotions and how the built urban environment can be improved to create more human-centered urban spaces. An important issue often overlooked in urban planning and design is the failure to consider the deep connection between urban spaces and people’s everyday emotions, which can result in cities with dull and lifeless spaces. The aim of this research is to explain and identify the dominant themes in studies related to the "urban emotions" layer, utilizing tools such as systematic review and meta-analysis. To address the research objective, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, with the research population consisting of Persian and English scientific articles. The search was carried out manually, based on relevant keywords (emotions, urban studies), and according to the type of proposed hypothesis, approximately 2086 studies were identified. There has been limited research on emotions such as feelings of rejection in urban spaces and urban isolation. Furthermore, the emotions of children and women have not been sufficiently explored in depth, indicating a significant research gap in this area. The final outcome of this research is a theoretical framework of the dimensions and factors influencing the formation of emotions in cities, aimed at improving the urban quality of these spaces.

Keywords

• Emotions
• Psychology of Emotions
• Human Emotions
• Systematic Review

Main Subjects

• Urban Design