A Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting the Residential Desirability in Spontaneous Growing Towns and New Towns (Case Study: Hashtgerd New and Old Town)

A fundamental problem in cities,urban areas is the declining quality of their efficiency. Before industrialization,urban growth, urban planning principles were based on traditional values,the identity of the residential texture of the city. As with the lack of balance between the economic, social,environmental variables, cultural,socio-structural breaks in typical urban neighborhoods were created, which has led to inefficiency,a reduction in satisfaction in utilities for residents. This article aims to compare the factors affecting the residential desirability of a spontaneously growing town or new town,a comparative analysis on the residential desirability of these towns. The methodology is based on a structural equation modeling,combination of the two approaches, namely factor analysis,path analysis. The results of the T-test show a significant difference in the two cities' residential desirability,the superiority of Hashtgerd in this case. A standardized coefficients analytical model shows the most desirable residential influence of social factors in comparison with the physical components of these towns. With the importance of the physical components in a new town at 60%, the relation is more than in the old town at 50%. The history of settlement in the city had a direct correlation to the level of residential satisfaction.