Explaining the Desirability Patterns of the Residential Environment based on the Indicators Satisfaction of Residents (Case Study: District 2 of Tabriz City)

Aims: User satisfaction is an inevitable factor determining and stabilizing the housing desirability. Satisfaction studies are types of user-oriented studies, that have become popular to improve the value level of users' opinions and expectations. These studies are the most important patterns used to examine residential environment desirability. These patterns change in line with geographical area and culture. The studies even indicate that individuals living in a house do not have the same level of satisfaction with conditions, and this satisfaction can be changed depending on various indicators. Hence, this study aims to explain desirability patterns of the current situation of the residential environment based on the citizens’ satisfaction indicators in Tabriz City, which necessarily must be considered due to the historical background, geographical, social, and political situation of this city. Methodology: This study is applied in terms of objective with practical type and mixed qualitative-quantitative method. To attain its findings, the researchers use statistical and quantitative analysis in consort with qualitative, descriptive, and analytical techniques. To do so, two SPSS'23 and smart PLS'3.1.1 software were used. Findings: The obtained results showed a model of patterns affecting the desirability of the current status of the residential environment in the research context, which has been discussed based on the satisfaction indicators from the view of citizens. Conclusion: In this case, physical and functional components with a path coefficient of 0.468 have the most powerful positive and significant effect on housing desirability.