Territorial behaviors and integration between buildings and city in urban public spaces of Iran׳s metropolises

This paper studies the relationship between citizens׳ territorial behaviors and the levels and criteria of ''integration of buildings and city in urban public spaces''(IBCUPS). The hypothesis of this research is that the levels of perception and integration criteria, of city and its buildings, will diverse based on citizens territorial behaviors. This theoretical proposition is analyzed in 7 urban streets at 3 Metropolises of Iran, by descriptive-analytical research method, followed by survey to serve the empirical aspect of research, which conducts within the framework of fuzzy logic. The results show a co-variation between the levels of territorial behavior and perception of integration. However, the criteria of integration between buildings and city were different in various urban public spaces according to the levels and types of citizens׳ territorial behaviors. Keywords: Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad, Territoriality, Public Space Quality, Integrity of public space