Investigation and analysis of the effects of sense of place components on the quality of urban environment, Case study: Zahedan

One of the important dimensions in improving the quality of urban environment is the sense of belonging to a place and it is one of the important issues in urban planning so that citizens' high sense of belonging to their neighborhood, region and city is very beneficial to the development of cities in different ways. The purpose of this study is to investigate the components of sense of belonging to a location on the environmental quality of Zahedan. Based on the purpose of the study, this study is an applied study using descriptive-analytical method. In this study, in order to study the sense of belonging, 32 indicators were determined. Based on the results of factor-confirmation analysis performed in Amos 24 environment, these indicators were classified in the form of six principal components of emotional bonds, continuity, participation and effectiveness, identity and values, social bonds and practical links. SPSS24 and AMOS24 software were used to analyze the data. The results of this study indicated that the maximum amount of emotional bond component, continuity rate component, identity and values ​​component, social bond component, participation and effectiveness component, as well as practical bond component are related to four cities in Zahedan region ( with the value of 3.52, 3.51, 3.50, 3.51, 3.39, and 3.52, respectively.