Spatial Planning, Urban Governance and the Economic Context: The Case of ‘Mehr’ Housing Plan, Iran

Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki, Narges Ahmadifard, Hossein Farhadikhah, Bagher Fotouhi Mehrabani, Asghar Haydari, Yaghob Abdali, Vahid Abbasi Fallah, Ebrahim Farhadi, Sirio Cividino, Sabato Vinci and Luca Salvati
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Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Narges Ahmadifard: Department of Tourism, Lorestan University, Khorramabad 1484678543, Iran
Hossein Farhadikhah: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Bagher Fotouhi Mehrabani: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Asghar Haydari: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Yaghob Abdali: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Vahid Abbasi Fallah: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Ebrahim Farhadi: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1613778314, Iran
Sirio Cividino: Department of Agriculture, University of Udine, Via del Cotonificio 114, I-33100 Udine, Italy
Sabato Vinci: Department of Political Science, Third University of Rome, Via G. Chiabrera 199, I-00145 Rome, Italy
Luca Salvati: Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata, I-62100 Macerata, Italy

Land, 2020, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: With the increasing concentration of population and economic activities in metropolitan regions, dwelling shortages and housing quality have become critical issues in urban management. Town plans considering social, economic, political, and cultural features of local communities have been developed with the aim of supporting housing, especially in emerging economies. In Iran, the ‘Mehr Housing’ Plan has been considered as one of the most relevant strategies for social housing since the 2000s. However, the acceptance of ‘Mehr Housing’ plans at the community scale has been rather low, reflecting the fact that it is a top-down, non-participatory policy. The present study investigates the most important factors affecting social acceptance of ‘Mehr Housing’ plans by interviewing 45 experts through a structured questionnaire that evaluated multiple analyses’ dimensions of housing and urban planning in Iran. Results showed that six dimensions (physical, institutional-managerial, economic, socio-cultural, legal, and locational) had contributed to social dissatisfaction with ‘Mehr Housing’ local initiatives. In particular, socio-cultural and legal dimensions were demonstrated to have a large impact on local communities’ dissatisfaction.

Keywords: satisfaction; social housing; Mehr housing plans; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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