Qualitative Zoning and Assessment of urban environment with an emphasis on mental image of citizens (Case study: Gorgan)

Since the beginning man has tried to improve the quality of life in their environment. Effective of socio-economic indicators in urban development are one of the effective factors in the quality of life of people. Therefore, Consider and importance to opinions of people could create suitable conditions for achieving the desirable environmental quality. General purpose from this study was to determine the satisfaction of the quality of the living conditions of people in different areas in Gorgan from the viewpoint of people. For this purpose, a questionnaire developed and then are distributed and completed. The data were analyzed in the software Spss 20 and were prioritized using a classification rating. Method of present study in its objective is applied, and, in perspective of method and theoretical basis is, descriptive- analytical. Identification of Influencing factors and indicators have been done on the basis of library studies. Assessment and analysis of data showed that the region 3 with a score of 886.34 is better quality than other areas and region 5 with a score of 540.45 compared to other regions is the lowest quality. Additionally gathered data converted to map using Thiessen interpolation method afterward the urban expansion map, was classified into four categories based on the socio-economic and ecological indicators. Since the development of urban areas in the future is inevitable, the need to understand the people's opinion is necessary in order to implement effective management by the urban planners in the field of improving the quality of life of people.