Assessment The Impacts Of Citizens On Urban Quality Of Life Neighborhoods With An Emphasis On Gender (Case Study : Karmandan and IslamAbad Neighbourhoods City of Zanjan)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of citizens on the quality of life in urban areas that Karmandan and Islamabad neighborhoods of Zanjan city were selected as a case study. This research was applied based on a purpose and descriptive-analytical based on a nature which has been performed by using SPSS software and descriptive tests such as mean, Pearson and ANOVA. The results of research showed that the mean of social capital indicators were different in Karmandan and Islamabad neighborhoods, but in both neighborhoods the mean of neighborhood participation and leisure time indicators were lower than the average. Also, the quality of the physical environment indicators in the Karmandan neighborhood was at a high level, while the mean of housing facilities and leisure amenities were lower than the average mean. In Islamabad neighborhood, traffic safety, waste disposal and access to public services indicators were above average and also it was at a lower level in terms of these indicators relative to the neighborhood of Karmandan. Both neighborhoods have had the highest impact on housewives and retirees of occupational groups. There is a significant difference between the impact of employment and the quality of the physical environment in the Karmandan neighborhood. Whereas in Islamabad, there is no significant difference between women's employment and the quality of the physical environment. As a result, the employment of different groups of women has not affected the quality of its physical environment.