Quality Assessment of Residential Complexes Standards of Satisfaction in Basra City of Iraq

The purpose of this study is to assess the planning and design of residential communities in the Iraqi city of Basra through residential standards set by the Iraqi Ministry of Housing to determine the residents' level of satisfaction.Residential complexes implemented in the city of Basra lack planning and building design standards in order to be residential complexes that meet the needs of their residents and achieve a level of satisfaction for them.Due to the large number of defined criteria, three groups of criteria were established: residential (local) planning indicators, social services indicators, and dwelling unit design indicators through the method of comparing the reality indicators of these complexes of housing with the standard.Specific criteria on selected residential communities in the city of Basra were evaluated as well as differences in planning and design style to test and evaluate residential standards.The study provides recommendations to the future that could help this city and others become friendlier and more sustainable.