Investigating the effective factors on the physical characteristics of housing in suburban areas of Ilam city with an emphasis on the territorial behavior of residents

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanization

Mahvash Mirzabeygi ¹ , Sara Jalalian ^{2 *} , Omid Dezhdar ³ , Kianoosh Zakerhaghighi ⁴

1 - Department of Architecture, Hamedan branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
2 - Department of architecture, Hamedan branch, Islamic Azad university, Hamedan, Iran
3 - Department of architecture, Hamedan branch, Islamic azad university, Hamedan, Iran.
4 - Urban Planning and Design Department, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad Univeristy, Hamedan, Iran

Received: 2023-11-25 Accepted : 2024-08-27 Published : 2024-02-11

Keywords: Territory, marginalization, housing, Ilam, physical indicators,

Abstract :

Introduction The expansion of marginalization and challenges such as the territoriality of residents in various cities, including the city of Ilam, has led to issues such as housing with specific physical characteristics. This research aims to identify and analyze the physical indicators of marginalized housing based on territorial behavior. Therefore, it is necessary to describe the relationship between the components shaping the territory in these areas and the housing pattern, while understanding the influential factors on the concept of territory in marginalized neighborhoods. Methodology Hence, this study falls under applied-fundamental research and is of an explanatory nature. The conceptual model of the research is based on theoretical studies and in-depth qualitative interviews conducted using the grounded theory method with residents of the marginalized neighborhoods of Banbor, Banbarz, and Sabzi Abad in the city of Ilam, and it continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. Then, based on a survey and quantitative measurement method, the weight and importance of the identified concepts were evaluated based on the opinions of 100 architecture and urban planning experts in the city of Ilam. An online questionnaire was prepared to assess the impact of the research findings. Geographical area of research Based on conducted studies, three suburban areas of Ilam city, namely Banbor, Ban Baraz, and Sabziabad, were selected to study and explain the effect of housing physical characteristics on the territorial behavior of residents. Results and discussion The findings from the qualitative section indicate that cultural and religious customs, personal territory preservation, economic concepts, communication and social trust, ownership feeling, security feeling, and personal privacy feeling are the most influential concepts on the behavior of territoriality among residents. Then qualitative results showed that the inability to afford housing in central areas of the city, the housing market, economic issues, and housing construction costs were considered the most frequent and significant factors in explaining the physical characteristics of housing in marginalized areas based on territorial behavior, according to the experts. Conclusion Furthermore, principles of aesthetic interior space, order and law, enforcement of regulations, and the alignment of physical space with the needs and desires of residents had the lowest average rank and importance in the physical characteristics of housing based on territorial behavior.