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Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City

Year 2015, Volume: 36 Issue: 3, 1576 - 1585, 13.05.2015

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Abstract: Life quality has multidimensional concept and it is relative and affected by time, place and individual and social values. The importance of life quality studies especially in countries like Iran with increasing urbanization is that it can result in problem-making areas and making management strategies and optimal planning. On this basis, this research assesses quality of city environment in Metropolis like Mashhad. This research has practical objective that data were collected by descriptive-analytical method and questionnaire distributed among head of the families in localities. Then by entering data to SPSS software, the first decision making matrix was made and using VICOR method the studied localities were evaluated on the basis of the quality life indexes. The results of the research showed that the neighborhoods of Azadshahr and Golshahr with the Q value of 0 and 0.506 were the best and worst localities from the quality of life perspective and the localities of Sarab, Pardis and Jahedshar with the Q value of 0.506, 0.620 and 0.694 were ranked respectively from the second to the fourth ranks.

References

  • Ahmadi, H., and Islam, A., (2009) Discussing social and economic factors relating life quality of people in Birjan, journal of humanities (Applied Sociology), No. 20, University of Isfahan Press, Iran.
  • AliAkbari, E., and Amini, M., (2010) City life quality in Iran (1986-2006), Journal of Social welfare Quarterly, tenth year, No. 36, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation of Tehran, Iran.
  • Brown, J. and bowling, And Flynn, T,(2004).Models of Quality Life: A taxonomy over view and systemic Re view of the Literatur.
  • Epley, R,. Donald & Menon, Mohan,( 2007). A Method of Assembling Cross-sectional Indicators into a Community Quality of Life, Social Indicators.
  • Ghafari, G., and Omidi, R., (2009) Life quality index of social development, first publication, Shirazeh Press, Tehran, Iran.
  • Kokabi, A., Pourjafar MR., and Pourtaghvaee, A., (2005) Life quality planning in city centers, definitions and indexes, urbanization research journal, No. 12, Tehran university press, Iran.
  • Lee, Yung-Jaan, ( 2008). Subjective quality of life measurement in Taipei Original Research Article Building and Environment, Volume 43, Issue 7, July, Pages 1205-1215.
  • Lotfi, S., (2009) Concept of urban life quality, its dimensions and measurement in city planning, journal of humanity geography, first year, No. 4, Tehran university press, Iran.
  • McMahon,. S. K, ( 2002). The development of quality of life indicators a case study from the City of Bristol, UK, Original Research Article Ecological Indicators, Volume 2, Issues 1-2, Pages 177-185.
  • Morais, Paulo,. Ana S. Camanho, ( 2011). Evaluation of performance of European cities with the aim to promote quality of life improvements Original Research Article Omega, Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 398-409.
  • Opricovic, S.,(1998). Multi-criteria optimization of civil engineering systems. Belgrade: Faculty of Civil Engineering.
  • Rettig, Kathryn D. & Ronit D. Leichtentritt,(2005). A General Theory for Perceptual Indicators: of Family Life Quality, available.
  • Rezvani MR., and Mansourian, H., (2008) Measuring life quality: discussing concepts, indexes, models and proposing model for rural areas, Journal of Village and Development, No. 3, press of planning research institute, agricultural economy, rural development and agricultural ministry, Iran.
  • Rezvani, MR., Motakan, A., Mansourian, H., Satari, MH., (2009) Developmemnt and measuring life quality indexes (case study: Noorabad, Lorestan county), Journal of Urban Regional Studies and Research, first year, No. 2, University of Isfahan Press, Iran.
  • Sarai, MH ., and Hosseini, SM., (2014) Modern techniques of multi-use decisions in urban planning and regional, Yazd university press, Iran.
  • Souzanchi, K., (2004), Green land, social cooperation context, Municipalities Magazine, sixth year, No. 67, Municipalities press, Iran.
  • Statistics center of Iran (2011) General capitation and city housing, www.amar.org.ir.
  • Sufian, A.J.M, (1993). A Multivariate Analysis of the Determinants of Urban Quality of Life in the world’s largest metropolitan areas. Urban Studies, 30(8):1319-1329.
  • Ulengin, B. Ulengin, F. Guvenc, U,(2001). A multidimensional approach to urban quality of life: The case of Istanbul. European Journal of Operational Research, 130: 361-374.
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Seyed Mostafa Hosseını

Mohammad Hossein Sarai This is me

Zahra Abbası This is me

Kobra Sorkhkmal This is me

Publication Date May 13, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 36 Issue: 3

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APA Hosseını, S. M., Sarai, M. H., Abbası, Z., Sorkhkmal, K. (2015). Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 36(3), 1576-1585.
AMA Hosseını SM, Sarai MH, Abbası Z, Sorkhkmal K. Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. May 2015;36(3):1576-1585.
Chicago Hosseını, Seyed Mostafa, Mohammad Hossein Sarai, Zahra Abbası, and Kobra Sorkhkmal. “Evaluation Quality of Life in Metropolises of Iran:Case Study: Mashhad City”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 36, no. 3 (May 2015): 1576-85.
EndNote Hosseını SM, Sarai MH, Abbası Z, Sorkhkmal K (May 1, 2015) Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 36 3 1576–1585.
IEEE S. M. Hosseını, M. H. Sarai, Z. Abbası, and K. Sorkhkmal, “Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City”, Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 1576–1585, 2015.
ISNAD Hosseını, Seyed Mostafa et al. “Evaluation Quality of Life in Metropolises of Iran:Case Study: Mashhad City”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 36/3 (May 2015), 1576-1585.
JAMA Hosseını SM, Sarai MH, Abbası Z, Sorkhkmal K. Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2015;36:1576–1585.
MLA Hosseını, Seyed Mostafa et al. “Evaluation Quality of Life in Metropolises of Iran:Case Study: Mashhad City”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 36, no. 3, 2015, pp. 1576-85.
Vancouver Hosseını SM, Sarai MH, Abbası Z, Sorkhkmal K. Evaluation quality of life in Metropolises of Iran:Case study: Mashhad City. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2015;36(3):1576-85.