Principles of Social Sustainability in Residential Complexes, From the Perspective of Iranian Experts

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Science & Technology

2 Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University

3 Assistant Professor, Shahid Rajaee University

Abstract

In the present article, principles of sustainability in residential complexes; e.g. justice, aesthetic, convenience and comfort, security, child development, social identity; are studied from a social perspective. For this purpose, social sustainability of residential complexes from the perspective of Iranian experts and specialists is studied to determine the effective factors on the principles of sustainability in residential complexes. This has concluded to the following factors: comfort inside the house (physical), playfulness of multifunctional and open spaces for kids, social identity, and social order.

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