Evaluating the Effects of Intercity-Road Construction on the Quality of Life of Residents (Case Study: The22 Bahman Neighborhood of Sari City)

Abstract

The expansion of cities has become a necessary matter due to urbanization. Thus, the expansion of transportation networks has become a necessity. This is causing a lot of problems in the neighborhoods which have been crossed by new roads. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the supplementary project of the northern belt of Sari city to the residents of the 22 Bahman neighborhood. In this research, the data collection method is field and statistical (a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods). The Criteria of "access and services", "physical conditions" and "social situation" have been defined to measure the impact of the new communication path on the living conditions of the 22 Bahman neighborhood. Using the software of Expert Choice, an AHP technic has been applied to wight the criteria and subcriteria, and finally, the status of each of the criteria was evaluated. The results showed that the completion of the northern belt has created problems for the residents of the 22 Bahman neighborhood. The construction of the northern belt has the most effects on the criterion of access and services, then social status, and at last, physical conditions of the neighborhood. According to the studies, it seems that the completion of the northern belt project of the city was necessary, but it was vital to improve the method of project implementation so that the 22 Bahman residential neighborhood would not be divided into two separate parts and people living in the neighborhood would have fewer problems.

Keywords

• impact evaluation
• intercity-road
• the 22 bahman neighborhood of sari
• quality of life