Investigation of Effective Individual Variables on Citizens Satisfaction with Environmental Quality; Case Study: Comparison of Old and New Urban Pattern of Shiraz

Measurement of environmental satisfaction amount is complicated and affected by several factors. In this paper, effective individual (economic, social and physical) variables on citizen’s satisfaction with environmental quality were studied. So, pay attention to review of theoretical literature of environmental quality, the conceptual framework is codified included in sixteen factors, for assessment in Shiraz new and old pattern, and have been established for research and analysis.As T-assay showed that definition of citizen's satisfaction amount of environmental quality is under average and there is hardly difference between old and new pattern dwellers with satisfaction, the reason was followed in individual characteristics effects. These results obtain that in new pattern, the most effective variables on satisfaction from sixteen factors of environmental quality related to literacy levels, household monthly income and matrimony status although in old pattern the most effective variables related to literacy levels and matrimony status. Results of the study indicated that measure of citizen's satisfaction with urban environmental quality is high impressible with literacy levels; which it is recognized as the most significant effective variables in environmental perception. Among sixteen factors of environmental quality, buildings are the most impressed factors by economic, social and physical variables.