Exploring the social capital indicators affecting resident's satisfaction in Informal settlements Case of study: Farahzad-Tehran, North Farahzad

Given the importance of sustainable urban development, the problem of informal settlements is entering a new phase of research and social capital, as an important aspect of the quality of life, is being widely explored. The present study seeks to compile social capital factors affecting the quality of life. It seems that, improving the social capital indicators could be a way to achieve the sustainable development goals.
This article investigates the relationship between the life quality and social capital indicators. The methodology is descriptive-analytical and the indicators are determined by means of logical argumentation. According to the findings, outstanding indicators of the social capital turn out to be trust, norm-orientation, as well as network connections in direct evaluation. A case study in a poor neighborhood of Farahzad, Tehran is used to illustrate the arguments. For this purpose, we develop a Questionnaire to investigate which factor has the most impact on life quality? We then, carry out a survey of households living nearby and explore how they are affected by quality of life factors. According to the results, the social factor has the most relation with residens satisfaction and it could be consider as a main factor in redevelopment programs.