An Analysis of Residents' views of the Neighborhoods in the District 8 of Tehran about the Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the Indicators and Factors of Livable Neighborhoods

The outbreak of the covid-19 virus has faced cities with many challenges. The most important of which is endangering the sustainability and livability of urban neighborhoods. Actions recommended by the World Health Organization to prevent the outbreak of the virus, including physical distancing and home quarantine, have led to Create new mechanisms that have severely affected the livability of neighborhoods. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the outbreak of covid-19 on the livability indicators and factors of urban neighborhoods based on residents’ views. The methodology of this research is quantitative. This research is conducted using questionnaires of residents in the neighborhoods of District 8 of Tehran and ten basic factors were identified by using exploratory factor analysis, including health and pleasure, recreation and entertainment, housing, transportation, environmental health, security, economy and employment, cultural status, education and identity. Based on residents' views, The outbreak of the covid-19 had the greatest impact on health and pleasure with an explanatory percentage of 8.34. Among the neighborhoods of District 8, Madaen has better met the living needs of the residents based on their views during the outbreak of covid-19. This ranking has been done separately in the neighborhoods of District 8, which represents the priority of intervention of the indicators to improve the livability of the neighborhoods based on residents' views. Finally, based on the priority of each factor and residents' views, suggestions have been made to improve the livability of the neighborhoods during the outbreak of covid-19.