Corresponding Author E-mail: mesgarani@um.ac.ir 1180 | Page Available online at http://www.ijashss.com International Journal of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Science Volume 1, Issue 8, 2013: 1180-1187 Improve Quality of Urban Pavements with Emphasis on Components of Health Mohammad Rahim Rahnama 1 , Nona Mesgarani 2* 1. Faculty member and Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, rahnama@um.ac.ir 2. Faculty Member and Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, International Campus of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, mesgarani@um.ac.ir Abstract Public places of cities in generally and pedestrian in specifically are paths of citizens and consequently physical effects have essential role on healthy of the environment. Thus, we were trying to investigate relationship between physical environment also identify to find a way in order to evaluate healthy of environment city and try to improve health of pedestrians. Thus, we used qualify methods and research was descriptive and analyzing. First, we designed a checklist of environment’s health based on concepts and various dimensions of health basis of expert’s suggestions. Following , ingredients, and parts of pedestrians were identified and divided into two parts of soft and hard and explained detailed. Finally, Efdah Sharivar Street was identified as sample, because this street is one of the most important and crowded parts of Mashhad and it have unsuitable health and quality. Statical sample was 200 people and included 150 users and 50 people were experts. Results which originated from Likeart test condition of Efda Shahrivar was bad and it is a risk of decreasing satisfactions of users, decline of using environment and decrease quality. In order to improve health of pedestrians, we must consider physical strategies like healthy, sport applications and activities relate to health and entertainment and equipped pedestrian to infrastructures for bicycles, furniture, lightings and coverage plants. Keywords: Health, Quality, Pavements, Mashhad, Structural Design Introductions Relationship between human and environment is dual and interactive. Methods of using this relationship depend on physical features of space and fundamental necessities of users. Pay attention to health is one of the most important needs of human needs and these days by increasing various types of physical and types of patients and environmental risks lead to one of challenges. New issues like healthy city, sustainable development, index of life quality have focused on their effects on development of healthy city. Improve quality of environment has effective impact on satisfaction of citizens and consequently amount of joy and healthiness. One of the most important urban spaces and more related to citizen is pavements. Outfitting pavements have effective on mental and spirit of people also improve healthiness of environment. Therefore, one of planning is outfitting and improving pavements. Thus, in this research, we are trying to investigate concept and theory of health and then investigate different dimensions of health in four dimension of physical, mental, social and spiritual health. Parallel to these studies, evaluation of pavement, pedestrians, components, and ingredients of pavements and by compelling results of these