The study of the effect of socialization on the formation of social sustainability and social capital in open university spaces (Case study: Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamedan)

Social sustainability and social capital are phenomena that arise in the relationships between human beings. The basis of these social relationships is the physical environment. The presence of a person in a place and meanings that is a place especially in the mind gives rise to place attachment. The present research seeks to answer the question of how the openness of college community can be and how it will affect the degree of social capital formation among users of these spaces. In this regard, the role of the attachment variable to the place as a side variable (mediator) that affects the relation of social and social capital and is influenced by the amount of sociality of the space has been studied. The method of doing this quantitative research and information-gathering tool is questionnaire. In addition, students at Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamedan were selected as the statistical population. For analyzing the collected data, a Structural Equation Modeling Model (SEM) questionnaire was used. The results of the analyzes indicate a direct and powerful direct effect of the societal variable on social capital that acts as a factor in social sustainability. It has also been proven that socialization has a direct and strong impact on place attachment. Finally, the results of the last survey showed that place attachment directly and strongly affects social capital.