Comparative Study on Housing Satisfaction in Different Communities Case studies: Ferdosi, Daneshgah and Poonak communities in Qazvin

Designing a house as the human living space; concerns with different human needs. So, human satisfaction from different aspects of his residential space is very important. Reviewing literature shows housing satisfaction can be evaluated by different physical, social, environmental, management and functional aspects. Considering the role of residential satisfaction in social and economic desirability in communities, the study has tried to evaluate and compare housing satisfaction degree among three communities with different age in Qazvin: Ferdosi, Daneshgah and Poonak communities considering different socio-demographic and physical characters of the residents and their residential spaces. With this aim, 360 residents (120 in each community) were participated in a survey study applying questionnaire technique. Results were analyzed by SPSS software and showed Poonak, new developing community; has the lowest housing satisfaction. Regression analysis also shows significant correlations between house area, number of stories and time as independent variables with housing satisfaction as dependent variable. Additionally, gender and ownership were only two socio-demographic factors which had significantly influenced on housing satisfaction degree. Finally, by evaluation of different dimensions of housing satisfaction including: different physical, social, environment, management and functional dimensions; it can be claimed that satisfaction from physical characters of residential spaces is the most significant element which determine the housing satisfaction degree.