Recognition of the Components of Social Sustainability and Their Impact on Increasing Social Interactions in Housing(Case Study: Abazar Neighborhood, Tehran)

Early in the last century, growth of urbanization, leads to expansion of residential construction and at the same time leads to less attention to the quality of the housing. But in recent decades and in the context of increasing international attention to various aspects of sustainable development, including economic development, social-cultural development, preserve and enhance the environment and also noticing the issues relating to the quality of human life, the quest for social sustainability in housing complexes has become more important. According to the social dimensions of human, achieving physical and psychological needs depends on the interaction with other people. Housing as a place where people spend the high percentage of their lifetime in it could cause participation and collaboration of family in a greater society and be a suitable place for increasing human social interaction. In the past, individuals’ social interactions were in their location and in public areas which was between houses and in every neighborhood. But in modern times by vertical connections that were created in the last century residential complexes, the lack of these interactions is felt that the lack of attention to this human fundamental need which means to interact with others, can cause irreparable damages including loss of sense of belonging to the community and also loss of security, individualism and etc. This study aims at identify and recognition the impact of the components of sustainability on the social dimension of housing and also discussing their individual and social factors on increasing social interactions in urban life. With the assumption that social sustainability improve residents' sense of belonging, participation and increasing social interactions of people. Data which are gathered in this research includes documentary studies and measurements through the questionnaire. Data collection tool in this study includes documentary studies and navigate through the questionnaire. Identification and assessment of relevant factors is done with correlation and analysis of quantitative data through statistical methods. The results show that the components of participation, identity, sense of belonging and security, respectively, have the greatest impact on increasing the level of social interaction among the residents of the residential complexes of Abazar neighborhood. Based on the results of the two categories of individual and social factors defining the social interaction, social factors has known as the most influential factor on increasing social interactions. The analysis of individual factors and social factors, led to the proposed model of the research. Accordingly, it can be said that on the one hand social interactions on the basis of subscriptions between individual’s factors of residents of residential complexes and on the other hand social factors is defined. The overlap of these factors can also increase social interaction in the residential complex. In conclusion, based on the findings of research proposals as architecture-urban planning solutions to improve the performance of municipal managers, designers and the construction of residential areas, in accordance with the principles and values of social stability and increasing levels of social interaction in the neighborhood and housing complexes have been proposed.Keywords: Housing Social Stability, Social Interaction, Individual Factors, Social Factors.