Assessment and Evaluation of Quality of Life in Urban Areas of Iran: Case Study of Saravan

چکیده مقاله

Abstract:- Quality of life is a complex phenomenon. Quality-of-life studies are extremely helpful for the planning and implementation of public policies. These studies can help to improve life quality by recognizing the problems, and causes of them. The current study will investigate the people's perceptions about their quality of life in the Saravan region in the South East Irani province of Sistan and Baluchistan. Sistan and Baluchistan is one of the largest provinces of Iran. The main findings of the study show that 7.1 percent of people in Saravan are satisfied with the level of their quality of life and 68 percent are dissatisfied. Moreover, people in Saravan are more satisfied with the quality of infrastructure and social solidarity dimensions and less satisfied with the economic and leisure dimensions of life quality. The result also reveals that there is a gap between the quality of life of people who live near the city center and more affluent areas of Saravan than those who live far from the city center.

Keywords: Sistan and Baluchistan; Saravan; Life Quality; Development; Planners