A Study of the Factors Affecting the Quality Reduction of the Urban Environment

Subject Areas : Urban Management Studies

مجتبی رفیعیان ¹ (نویسنده و مسئول مکاتبات)
زهرا عسگری‌زاده ² (ندارد)

Received: 2014-10-31 Accepted : 2014-10-31 Published : 2009-12-22

Keywords: Dissatisfaction, annoyance, Environmental values, Navab,

Abstract :

This article  was written with the purpose of measuring the dissatisfaction of Navab district through four factors of social-environmental(including lack of environmental health component, not feeling safe, sound pollution and air pollution). Study sample included 270 questionnaires and the data was analyzed data using the SPSS software. The results of the research show that all the expected factors in the empirical model within the studied field have a significant relationship with the residents' dissatisfaction rate with their environment (P <.05). In general, Navab residents' dissatisfaction among the factors reviewed were evaluated above its average (5 <3.41> 1with theoretical mean of 3). The annoyance of the residents has been high and more than average. The highest rate of dissatisfaction of the residents has been due to suffering from the air pollution (3> 2.89> 1with theoretical mean of 2) and the lowest has been due to the Environmental Health (3> 2.02> 1with theoretical means of 2) was evaluated which was evaluated moderate. The results from studying the three independent variables of gender, age and length of stay in area influencing the amount of dissatisfaction, the results showed that none of these variables have influenced the perception of residents' annoyance (P> .05).