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Introduction: Residential satisfaction is one of the factors affecting social wellbeing. Residence satisfaction has a complex theoretical structure that combines concepts from fields such as economics, sociology, psychology, planning, and geography. Understanding the important dimensions of residence satisfaction and their management will play an effective role in social wellbeing. In addition to personal, physical and peripheral factors, social variables can also affect residential satisfaction. This is more significant in cities and towns with no local identity. One of the important government plans to provide housing for low income families is the construction policy of "Mehr Housing Project". It seems that the aforementioned policy has a special emphasis on the quantitative aspect of housing and is more indicative of the social aspect than housing. Regarding this issue, the present study addresses the status of residence satisfaction among citizens living in Mehr Housing Project bulding of Parand City. Method: Primary data gathering was accomplished using a questionnaire from 398 sample participants. Statistical population for the study included residents over age 18 that lived in Parand city for at least 6 month. Based on theoretical and empirical researches, physical features, facilities, environmental quality, psychological and social security, public services, social interactions and social problems were identified as the most important component of residential satisfaction. The initial version of the questionnaire was given to the experts and the views of these experts about the essential or unnecessary of each of the items were obtained. The content validity ratio and content validity index for each item were calculated and the validity of the questionnaire was assured. To assess the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha was used. The value of this coefficient is equal to 0.781, which indicates the suitability of the research tool. Performing a pilot phase shows that the variance of the residential satisfaction is 262.5. Considering 0.1 standard deviation as error and 95% confidence level, the sample size calculated to 342, which, with 10% probability of defect in questionnaires, the sample size increased to 398. From each of the phases of the Mehr project, an area was randomly selected. Then a street and a block were selected from each area and information was collected from the inhabitants of that block. Finally, the information was entered into the SPSS software and by using the correlation tests the relationship between the various factors and residensial satisfaction was evaluated. Findings: The average total satisfaction of residents of Mehr Project of Parand is 2.39 (out of 5), which indicates the lower medium score for residential satisfaction in Mehr City of Parand. Among the different dimensions of residential satisfaction, the highest rate is related to the low social problems in this area and the lowest satisfaction is related to public services and the quality of the surrounding environment. Study's findings show a significant correlation between residential satisfaction and predictor variabled such the amount of saving, district of residence, access to public transport, access to green space, size of housing units, type of ownership,and population density. Conclusion: According to the findings, it seems that the promotion of the desirability of Mehr Project Buldings requires comprehensive policy packages in the field of urban development, construction, public services and social policies. Considering the remarkable difference in the quality and development of the project in different phases, the problems of inhabitants have been very diverse. But the most important policy proposals to increase residential satisfaction for citizens that living in Mehr City of Parand can be categorized as: creating sports, recreational and cultural facilities, developping the social gathering centers and encouraging people to attend local communities with appropriate promotions in local media, and enhaucement of green spaces and parks for each phase. Along with these things, it should considered that creating a suitable communities require a comprehensive package of policies in the field of urban development, construction, public services and social policy. |