Analysis of the obstacles and limitations to Rural Housing Development (Case study: Zabol and Hamoon Counties)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Sadegh Asghari Lafmejani ¹ , Azam Bordbar Galavi ²

1 - Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Department of Geography, University of Zabol
2 - MA in Geography and Rural Planning, University of Zabol

Received: 2017-10-14 Accepted : 2020-10-09 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: village, housing development, obstacles and limitations,

Abstract :

Rural houses in Iran are very vulnerable because of their uncommon form and due to their weak structures and it seems that financial savings and lack of supervision over construction and structures are the determining factors. With this outlook, the present article intends to analyze the obstacles and limitations to the development of rural housing and to study the quality of rural houses in Zabol and Hamoun counties. The methodology of the present research is descriptive-analytical based on documentary sources and survey studies. The statistical population includes households living in 236 villages. The number of selected villages is determined 37 villages using Cochran and corrective formulas. Finally, using Cochran formula, 362 sample households were calculated and they were selected to complete the questionnaire and their status of housing. Data have been collected through interviews and completion of village questionnaires (with the help of members of Islamic rural councils, local experts and village administrators) and completion of household questionnaire and field observations forms. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the statistical and spatial analyses, and various software including Choice Expert, SPSS and ArcGIS are used to analyze the information. The results indicate that in 50.4% of households surveyed, there has been no control over housing construction. Also, regression analysis shows that the economic, institutional, social, and cultural components have the greatest influence on the general level of obstacles and limitations to housing development, but the effects of the physical and environmental components on the general level of obstacles and limitations are not significant.

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