Measuring the quality of residential environment and units in urban neighborhood with focus on New Urbanism Principals Case study: Hematifar neighborhood in Kerman

The first step towards achieving a desirable living environment is identifying resident's satisfaction factors that are affecting the quality of their residential environment. So planner should pay attention to both physical and quantitative index of quality of life and also to satisfaction, aspirations, and mentality of the citizens. This paper measures the quality of residential environment with the focus on new urbanism principals and evaluation of satisfaction in residential units by type of housing in regards to people's subjective and objective imagination in the new neighborhood of Shahid Hematifar in the city of Kerman. The research method is descriptive, comparative and survey. By utilizing one sample T test, Friedman, independent sample T, confirmatory factor analysis in SPSS and Amos software the Subjective and objective data in three dimensions of social, physical environment and communication networks and access modes are gathered by desk and field studies. According to research results, the satisfaction ratio is acceptable. Satisfaction ratio of residential environment quality in single family houses is higher than apartment buildings. In regards to mixed and variety type of housing in this neighborhood, only in terms of relaxation and comfort criteria, significant differences were observed, and single family houses were given priority. Also, the most important factor affecting the satisfaction of the residential units is building's physical features and accommodation facilities. From the perspective of the neighborhood residents, the criteria of the physical and social environment are more important factors in satisfaction of environmental quality than access and transportation networks.