Citizen Satisfaction Evaluation of Relationship between Environmental Qualities and Social Sustainability (Case Study: Chizar Neighborhood, Tehran, Iran)

Attention to interaction between environmental and social indicators prevents a one-dimensional view of the sustainable development in urban planning and the results of its analysis can be used as a useful guide for urban planners. Therefore, this paper aims to citizen satisfaction evaluation of the relationship between physical and social factors in growth and development of neighborhoods especially in the case of Chizar neighborhood located in city of Tehran. This research is a fieldwork with descriptive-analytical approach, its theoretical framework has been collected by librarian studies, and data have been collected by surveying method and questionnaire tools. The result of research showed the average level of Chizar inhabitants in environmental qualities and low level in social sustainability. In environmental quality indexes, the walkability and safety, and in social sustainability indexes, social trust and social partnership respectively have maximum and minimum level between other indexes. Meaningful relationship between environmental quality and social sustainability was checked and their relationship was proven; also, the relationship between their indexes was checked and proven. In addition, the central role of the neighborhood center, walkability, local community networks and the contextual areas of communicative action have been identified as the most important factors contributing to the interaction between environmental quality and social sustainability.