Investigating the relationship between urban services provided by Sari Municipality and enhanced quality of life of citizens living in marginalized areas (slums)

Abstract

The present study was conducted in order to assess the relationship between urban services provided by Sari Municipality and enhanced quality of life of citizens living in marginalized areas (slums). The present research is descriptive correlational in terms of method and applied in terms of objective. The statistical population of the study consisted of citizens of Sari over 15 year-old living in marginal areas of the city, amounting to a total of 165432 people. Based on the standard sampling table of Cohen et al. (2001), 384 individuals were selected as statistical sample. Regional sampling was used to access the samples. The calculated reliability turned out to be 0/82 by the Cronbach alpha coefficient. With respect to the data's being normal, was used to test the hypotheses of the research and analyze the collected data. The results of the research showed that there was a significant relationship between the urban services offered by the municipality of Sari in the areas of transportation and traffic, parks and green spaces, urban waste, and civil and cultural and social services and improving the quality of urban life of citizens living in marginal areas.Keywords: urban services, urban quality of life, marginal areas, slums