role of environmental dimensions on well-being: qualitative approach

Environmental dimensions can be used as indicators of urban quality of life due to their potentialcontribution to subjective well-being. the environment is cons tituted by the interacting sys tems of physical, biological,and social elements interrelated in various ways, individually and collectively. this s tudy aims to uncover qualitativelywhether these two environmental elements, namely social and physical factors, are indeed predictors of subjectivewell-being and reliable indicators of quality of life in cities. the s tudy presents and tes ts a model that examines amatrix of cross-effects between social and physical indicators with subjective well-being. data are obtained throughan expert survey in the city of tehran. in this approach, a group of urban planners undertakes the effect of social andphysical components on subjective well-being. firs t, the exis ting literature is s tudied, and the related componentsare identified. then, some interviews are made, and the cross-section analysis effects are extracted in a cross-effectmatrix. as the finding revealed, among physical factors, percapita and spatial jus tice can have the highes t impact onsubjective well-being in tehran. this was followed by access to urban transportation networks depending on theirtype, quality, and amount. also, commute, neighborhood, housing, and job satisfaction were predictors of subjectivewell-being. among social factors, spending leisure time, continuous social interactions, and health s tatus impactsubjective well-being.