study the status of indication of social housing in the rural of Rasht town

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

M.R. Porghafar Maghferati ¹ , E. pourramzan ²

1 - M.A in Geography & Rural Planning, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
2 - Assistant Prof. Dep of Geography, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Received: 2016-10-03 Accepted : 2017-02-20 Published : 2017-02-27

Keywords: Rural Housing, social indicators, Quantitative and qualitative indicators, The rural area of Rasht county,

Abstract :

Housing indicators are fundamental factor in rural planning. Evaluating social indicators of housing is one of the ways of understanding the characteristics of housing which facilitate any planning and decision-making in housing issues. The aim of this study is qualitative and quantitative assessment of social housing indicators in rural areas of Rasht county. The methodology used in this study is a combination of descriptive and analytical method and in terms of target is a practical research. Required information was obtained through documentary sources of six censuses conducted during the years of 1967 to 2012. The results revealed that social quantitative indicators of housing including : household density per dwelling, density of persons per room, density of persons per dwelling, distribution of housing units by number of rooms and households, is more appropriate and favorable than in the past. Moreover, qualitative social indicators of housing, namely, floor area of dwelling, durability of construction materials, ownership, way of possessing, infrastructure, facilities, show a growing trend and relative improvement although there are still some problems and shortcomings.

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