The Effect of Urban Health on the Movement of Citizens in the Five Selected Areas of Tehran

Healthy living makes sense in a healthy city. A healthy city is protective of wellbeing and is required to determine the appropriate conditions for activities. The present survey aimed to study the effect of urban health with environmental amenities indicators and demographic factor on the tendency of citizens to move in 5 selected regions in Tehran in the year 2018.  A number of 1103 citizens of districts 2.7.10.19.21 were interviewed using a probability sampling. We used a questionnaire technique to collect information and SPSS software was used for the statistical analysis. According to the findings, the seven indicators of urban health in the study areas were measured and it was shown that the areas have significant differences in terms of the amenities. The results of logistic regression showed that an average of about 12% tendency of spatial displacement or movement of respondents is explained by demographic variables and urban health. Urban health along with other demographic variables had an inverse effect on the tendency to displacement in all controlled models. Wherever, there was greater urban health, there was less propensity to move or displace. It was also observed that the lowest tendency for movement was among respondents of regions two and seven.