A Big Lost Fragment; Evaluating Socio-Cultural Considerations in Mehr Housing Project Case Study Analysis of Manzarieh
Published in The Second NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8 December 2016, pages 160 to 169. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
While being at the population peak, the needs for mass affordable housing drove 9th Iran government toward commencing a national wide policy called Mehr Housing. The result of the accelerated project has exposed in various forms. It seems that the issues originate in ignoring socio-cultural trends of the users, especially cultural traditions and lifestyles. The paper presents findings from observations along with study of historical background of inhabitants of newly constructed units in Manzarieh ,the main compound occupied by Bakhtiary community in west of Iran.. In terms of behavioral and socio-cultural background classification, results suggest that sociocultural factors related to spatial structures and it’s accordance to people behavior are inadequately reflected in the location and design of the units and their public spaces as well. These findings have implications for future housing policies in the country.
Keywords: Shahrekord; Housing; socio-cultural; Manzarieh; Urban development
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