Identification and Prioritization of Effective Factors on Satisfaction of Old Residents from the Physical Changes Intensity (Case study: Azadi Town, Ardabil)

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanization

Bahareh Salmanian ¹ , Tohid Hatami Khanghahi ² , vahid vaziri ³

1 - Master, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.
3 - University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Received: 2019-03-07 Accepted : 2020-03-16 Published : 2021-01-20

Keywords: satisfaction, Ardabil, Old residents, physical changes intensity, Q methodology,

Abstract :

Nowadays, due to changes in social, economic and cultural conditions of society, can be seen rapid physical changes in some of the old areas of cities. Most of the old residents of neighborhoods have more attachment to the place because of long-time residence in there and they are more attached to the place, so neglect of their viewpoints, causes to decrease the level of satisfaction and diminishes the residents’ emotional bond with the place and ultimately leads to weaken the neighborhood relations.The purpose of this research is to pay attention to the mentality of old residents and getting to know about the factors of satisfaction from physical changes intensity. In this research, by using Q methodolog, the effective factors on satisfaction of old residents from physical changes intensity were identified and prioritized in Azadi town of Ardabil. Therefore, the mentality of more than 20-year homes’ residents has been explored about the amount of satisfaction from the physical changes caused by the recent construction in their residential neighborhood. As a result, two dominant mentalities was found among the old residents. The first group's mentality reflects the priority of cultural factors such as disturbing view, disturbing noise, feeling insecure, and other similarities in recent construction and the second mentality expresses the priority of physical factors, such as shadow, the exterior shapes and facades, building access and etc were in residents’ mind. The designer's awareness and attention toward the mentality of the residents of district will lead to consolidation of neighborhood relations.

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