The key drivers affecting the quality of life in raw cities (case study: Masiri city)

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran/

Abstract

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Introduction
In recent decades, the overpopulation of major cities has given rise to numerous issues. Meanwhile, it is essential for rural and urban settlements to interact so that a nationwide planning system could be developed. A key strategy would be to build urban-rural settlements. Several rural settlements have been urbanized in recent years, bringing about remarkable changes to people’s lives. Many of these cities were originally villages that were established for reasons such as reaching the population threshold, administrative-management requirements or the request of local residents, and for important purposes such as balancing the urban system and reducing the population concentration of metropolises and large cities, as well as creating a planning system. Such an example is changes in the residents’ quality of life. The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of life satisfactionof the residents of Masiri city, Iran after the settlement was promoted.
 
Methodology
The statistical sample of the research is Masiri city in Fars province. The population of the study is Residents in this City. Library and field methods have been used to collect the findings. In the latter method, a researcher made questionnaire was utilized To measure the Quality of Life in the citie studied In time after the upgrade Furthermore, 368 questionnaires based on the Cochran model And in a simple random sampling method was used were distributed among the target population.Thus, validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by expert opinions via Cronbach's alpha. Therefore, given that the calculated Cronbach's alpha is more than 0/7, it can be said that questionnaire have the acceptable reliability And the internal correlation between the variables is high. Subsequently, using SPSS software and tests such as One-sample T Test, Pearson correlation, multiple regression and Chi-square The level of Satisfaction with quality of life In Masiri citie were analyzed.
 
 
Results and discussion
The findings of the research show that the policy of turning rural areas into cities has not had a favorable effect on the quality of life in Misiri. According to the descriptive statistics and the average limit of 3 for evaluating and valuing the investigated components and items, the average satisfaction of the residents with the overall quality of life after upgrading the village to the city was 2/07, which is a low value and indicates the poor quality of life. According to the results of the Pearson correlation test, there is a significant correlation between the research components. According to this test, economic and physical-spatial indicators have the highest positive correlation with a value of 0/636, and education and social indicators have the lowest correlation with a value of 0/308. Also, the results of multiple linear regression show that there is a high correlation between the independent variables of the research and the dependent variable of quality of life, and the independent variables have a great impact in explaining the dependent variable. According to this test, economic and education variables with regression coefficients of 0/397 and 0/006 respectively have the highest and lowest impact on the quality of life variable after upgrading the settlement. Finally, the chi-square test showed that there is a relationship between the investigated variables and the quality of life in Masiri city, and the obtained results are significant and acceptable. In general, the implementation of this policy in the city of Misiri has been unsuccessful, and the residents have a very low level of satisfaction with the existing condition of their settlement after the upgrade.
 
Conclusion
Research analysis shows that in Masiri city, residents are dissatisfied with the current situation of their city after its transformation to the city and the measures taken. Their degree of satisfaction was higher, per the findings, prior to the settlement's growth. The study's findings indicate that  in the city of Masiri settlement development strategy and related actions have not been succeeded. The reasons for this, according to the locals, include Poor performance by urban organizations in enhancing access conditions and lack of proper access, an inadequate transportation system, insufficient access to petrol stations, a lack of quantity and quality of educational facilities, a lack of favorable changes in different economic areas, including resident employment and income, as well as a lack of favorable attention to the gender equality issue in the workforce.

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