Evaluating Quality of Life in a Different Social Setting (Case Study: Magsudiyeh District, MollaZeynal District, and Roshdiyeh District in Tabriz, Iran)

Subject Areas : Space Ontology International Journal

Aynaz Samadi Ahari ¹ , Dariush Sattarzadeh ²

1 - Department of Art & Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - Department of Art & Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.

Received: 2018-12-17 Accepted : 2019-09-05 Published : 2019-09-01

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