Title:
ASSESSING THE SPATIAL VARIATION OF URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE IN BASRAH GOVERNATE, SOUTH OF IRAQ

Authors:
Hanan Rasooli * and Sedigheh Lotfi

Abstract:
The Quality of life (QoL) is the degree to which a person's well-being in his economic and social life, which is what other concepts are development, progress, improvement, and satisfying needs. This concept measures the level of satisfaction with the most critical aspects of an individual's life. It may mean access to services, opportunities, job education and health, sustainable environment, social cohesion, safety, and security. This research aims to measure the variation in the quality of urban life and the degree of people's satisfaction with their lives in major cities of Basra Governorate (Basrah, Abu Al-Khaseeb, Al-Faw, Al-Midaina, Al-Qurna, Shatt Al-Arab, and AlZubair ). The research adopted the method of the field study, through a questionnaire form that was distributed to a sample of the families of these cities, and the form included (3) indicators and (15) variables, and the answers quantitative weights in an attempt to construct a quantitative measure for the subject of the research. The results showed that the population's satisfaction about various aspects of their urban life, ranging from very weak to weak.