The Perception of Residence about Role of Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in Preserving the Urban Green Spaces in Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the role of non-governmental organization in<br />preserving of urban green areas in the city of Tehran. This is a descriptive-correlation<br />research method. Population of this study was 120 active members of two non-governmental<br />organizations in Tehran. After distributing the questionnaires, 62 questionnaires were<br />returned. Content and face validity of the instrument were confirmed by experts in the field<br />of agricultural extension and education and environmental protection. Reliability of the<br />questionnaire measured by cronbach's alpha coefficient and its coefficient was 0.83. The<br />results of spearman correlation coefficient test indicated that there was significant<br />relationship between access to the educational materials, contacts with municipality and nongovernmental<br />organizations, providing financial resources to non-governmental<br />organizations as independent variables and dependent variable. Results obtained from<br />multiple regressions analysis show that providing financial resources to non-governmental<br />organizations, participating in municipality planning programs and level of education had<br />impact on preservation of urban green area.