Evaluation of Mental Indicators of Healthy City from Citizens' Point of View (Case Study: Shahriar, Iran)

Health-oriented urban planning is a concept in which the link between the city and the mental and physical health of citizens is considered as a basic principle in order to increase the level of their quality of life. The idea of a healthy city, which is somehow under the concept of health-oriented urban planning, has been a global movement whose general goal is to achieve a healthy environment for the lives of citizens. Due to the rapid growth of the population, the physical expansion of the city and the destruction of gardens and agricultural lands around the city, the construction of factories and industries, the city of Shahryar is facing many environmental problems. Therefore, in the present study, an attempt is made to first measure the indicators of a healthy city from the citizens' point of view using a descriptive-analytical method, then to explain the influencing variables on the "hope for the future" variable. In order to achieve these goals, 23 indicators in 6 components of "health and hygiene", "environment", "social", "economy", "transportation" and "safety and security" were compiled using the documentary method and The format of the questionnaire was examined among the statistical population (383 citizens of Shahryar). The results showed that from the citizens' point of view, the "environmental" index has the highest level of satisfaction and the "economic" index has the lowest level of satisfaction. On the other hand, it was found that variables such as "leisure time" and "recreational activities" have the most positive effect, and variables such as "satisfaction with income considering expenses" and "access to educational facilities" have the most negative effect on the variable of hope. They have a future. In general, the results indicate that the city of Shahryar is far from becoming a healthy city, and this requires appropriate planning and strategies to be used by those in charge. The findings of this research can help the current discourse about healthy cities and explain the strategies of turning Shahryar into a sustainable and healthy city.