Evaluation of urban spatial structure and its relationship with residential satisfaction (Case Study: District 17 in Tehran)

Nowadays, dynamism and Liveliness of each city is directly related to the constructionof urban space elements. One of the most decisive aspects of utility of city’s spatialstructure is awareness of citizens' residential satisfaction. This study which is practicalin terms of purpose; was evaluated the relationship between the spatial structure ofdistrict 17 in Tehran and satisfaction of its inhabitants by descriptive-analyticalmethod and by utilizing library resources and survey method. The study populationincluded citizens which have experience of living more than 3 years in this region and 322 of them were selected through stratified random sampling method. The resultsshowed that the explanatory variables of "transport and road network quality" and "urban facilities quality" are ineffective and also urban texture is reduced quality of lifeand living in the region due to exhaustion, accumulation of population, too density ofbuildings and lack of open spaces between them. So that, positive correlation betweenresidential satisfaction and quality of transportation networks as well as betweenresidential satisfaction and urban facilities was observed. The main causes of this dissatisfaction can be pointed to psychological and security problems caused by overcrowding and inefficiency of the transportation network in this area can bementioned. The results of the research show there was an inverse correlation betweenresidential satisfaction and the features of the urban texture.