Mohammad Sheikhi; Saeedeh Amini; Anahita Nezami
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Mohammad Sheykhi[1] Anahita Nezami[2] Saeedeh Amini[3] Date of Receive: 2015/4/15 Date of Accept: 2015/9/3 Abstract The feeling of place attachment is one of the most important factors affecting the individual’s relationship with the environment. This feeling encompasses various factors ...
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Mohammad Sheykhi[1] Anahita Nezami[2] Saeedeh Amini[3] Date of Receive: 2015/4/15 Date of Accept: 2015/9/3 Abstract The feeling of place attachment is one of the most important factors affecting the individual’s relationship with the environment. This feeling encompasses various factors which affect the individual’s quality of life in any place. The existence or non-existense of the feeling of the Place attachment affects the behavior of individuals in the society. This study has been conducted with the aim of studying and comparing the factors which affect the feeling of place attachment among the settlers of Parand New Town (formal settlement) and Nasimshahr (informal settlement). In order to achieve this goal, the researchers tried to develop an appropriate theoretical framework by relying on the existing theoretical perspectives and in the light of that, the research hypotheses were formulated. The required data were provided using the survey method. Based on the Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated to be 392 and multi-stage cluster sampling method was used. The results of this study indicated that in informal settlement (Nasimshahr), the feeling of place attachment is more than formal settlement (Parand New Town). Also the social capital of the settlers of Nasimshahr was more than settlers of Parand New Town and the cultural capital of the settlers of Parand New Town was more than that of the settlers of Nasimshahr. The regression analysis results showed that the feeling of place attachment in Parand New Town was affected respectively by social capital, attitude towards physical– spatial characteristics and cultural capital and in Nasimshahr it was respectively affected by social capital, cultural capital and attitude towards physical– spatial characteristics. In sum, according to the results, social capital is the main factor that affects the feeling of place attachment in Parand New Town and Nasimshahr. [1]. Assistant Professor of Planning، Allameh Tabatabaee University. m.shaikhi3000@gmail.com [2]. MA in urban planning and regional Allameh Tabatabai University. anahita.nezami@yahoo.com [3]. Assistant Professor of Sociology، Allameh Tabatabaee University. samini@atu.ac.ir
