Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Assessing the Role of Resilient Urban Landscape Design in the Energy Efficiency of Technology Parks: A Case Study of Tabriz Science and Technology Park

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Department of Architecture, Shab. C. Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.
2 Postdoctoral Student of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tarbiat Dabir Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Shab. C. Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran.
Abstract
Accordingly the main objective of this study is to examine the effect of resilient landscape design on users’ energy efficiency behavior, considering the mediating role of perceived resilience in Tabriz Science and Technology Park. This study is applied in terms of purpose and follows a descriptive–correlational research design based on structural equation modeling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed through the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach. To evaluate the reliability and validity of the measurement instrument, Cronbach’s alpha, composite reliability, and average variance extracted (AVE) were employed, and the relationships among variables were examined through the structural model. The findings indicate that resilient landscape design has a positive and significant effect on users’ perceived resilience (β 0.64, t 11.45). Perceived resilience also has a significant positive effect on energy efficiency behavior (β 0.48, t 8.23). In addition, resilient landscape design directly influences energy efficiency behavior (β 0.35, t 5.72). Furthermore, the indirect effect of resilient landscape design on energy efficiency behavior through perceived resilience is 0.31, while the total effect is 0.66, indicating the mediating role of perceived resilience in this relationship. Overall, the results demonstrate that resilient landscape design can function as an effective tool for enhancing users’ environmental perceptions and promoting energy efficient behaviors in science and technology parks. Paying greater attention to environmental design quality alongside technological solutions can therefore contribute to the sustainable development of such innovation environments.
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