Assessing the levels of livability in informal settlements (Case study: Falahat neighborhood, Urmia city)

Informal settlements face many problems due to lack of proper planning, as they suffer from low service per capita and do not have space to spend their free time. The main purpose of this study is to assess the mental perception of people about the state of living needs and in general the levels of livability in Falahat neighborhood. This neighborhood has poor living conditions due to being marginalized.

The research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature, which has been collected in the form of documents and field surveys. livability criterias in this study include social, economic and physical and environmental. The statistical population of this study is the residents of Falahat neighborhood of Urmia, which according to the health care center statistics in 1397, has a population of 15,000 people. The Cochran's formula was used for sampling and the sample size is 374, which was randomly distributed. Data analysis was performed quantitatively through statistical methods (one-sample t-test and Friedman test). The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test with a value of 0.732.

Findings show that in the social dimension of the three indicators of medical and health considerations and care, personal and social security and participation and solidarity, in the economic dimension of the index of consumer goods and in the physical and environmental dimensions of the facilities and services of infrastructure, pollution and environmental health, Landscape, green space and wasteland have a moderate level of livability. Also, social, economic, physical and environmental dimensions have the same ranking.

The results of the research show that the livability of Falahat neighborhood in Urmia is at a moderate level according to the three dimensions of social, economic and physical and environmental, which requires the adoption of empowerment strategies.