An Assessment on The Role of Social Development in Strengthening the Sense of Place (Case Study: Neighborhoods of 10 District in Sananadaj)

Place sense of residence is different in various quarters of cities. High sense of place in a city represents the importance of city for its residents، that it can be associated with positive outcomes for the city. Urban planners should have a look to sense of place as one of the components of the desired cities. And to achieve it should planning. One of the strategies of Strengthen of place sense is promote of social development. The purpose of this study was evaluated the level of social development in for neighborhoods of 10 district of SANANDAJ city. And assessment of its role in strengthening the place sense. The research method is descriptive - analytical study based on survey and library studies. In the process of this research at beginning the status of the social development of neighborhoods were measured by using the views of 12 experts from the municipality and city council and 28 university-educated people residing in 10 district of SANANDAJ city according AHP model in terms of some criteria such as the level of social security، social cohesion، confidence level، interaction domain، the trend to values and tends to norms. In the next step the second stage of the study was ended by distribution of questionnaire of place sense among the 377 residents of the area. In the third stage the relationship between social development of neighborhoods and place sense of residents in four neighborhoods measured and analyzed by using Pearson statistical exam. The test results showed that there is a direct positive relationship between social development and place sense. Based on this، neighborhood 1 that has the highest level of social development، as well as has the highest place sense.