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The pathology of housing policies in Iran: a criterion-based analysis

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  • Moslem Zarghamfard
  • Abolfazl Meshkini
  • Ahmad Pourahmad
  • Beniamino Murgante

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Purpose - Housing policy is a key tool in urban development and has multiple functions that directly affect human welfare. This study aims to review housing policies in Iran from a critical perspective. In fact, the study and pathology of housing policies are considered in this research. Design/methodology/approach - To advance this research, a quantitative (fuzzy TOPSIS and fuzzy AHP) method was used to rank the policies and the qualitative method (interview and literature review) was used for the pathology of housing policies. Findings - The failure of policies to provide housing in Iran is decisive, but social housing policy has a relative superiority to other policies. Causes of failure of Iranian housing policies are as follows in a pathological perspective: commodification and speculative approach to housing; lake of social and physical sustainability; social stratification and classification; inconsistency with environmental conditions; non-indigenous nature of housing policies; exclusion of local institutions in the decision-making process; and the dominance of a populist perspective on housing. Originality/value - This study is a comprehensive study because it has been extracted from the dissertation. By reading this study, the reader will be aware of the general conditions of the Iranian housing sector.

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  • Moslem Zarghamfard & Abolfazl Meshkini & Ahmad Pourahmad & Beniamino Murgante, 2019. "The pathology of housing policies in Iran: a criterion-based analysis," International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 13(3), pages 453-473, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijhmap:ijhma-06-2019-0066
    DOI: 10.1108/IJHMA-06-2019-0066
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    1. Janakipour Farzaneh & Zarghamfard Moslem & Hajisharifi Arezoo & Hoseinzadeh Robab, 2022. "The Iranian Housing System under the Islamic Republic Government (1990–2021)," Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development, Sciendo, vol. 26(4), pages 185-197, October.
    2. Ramazannejad Yaser & Zarghamfard Moslem & Hajisharifi Arezoo & Azar Sahand, 2021. "Factors Behind Tourists’ Travel Motivation: The Case of the Gilan Region, Iran," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 40(4), pages 101-112, December.
    3. Akbari Majid & Zarghamfard Moslem & Hajisharifi Arezoo & Amir Entekhabi Shahram & Goodarzipour Sadrallah, 2022. "Modelling the Obstacles to using Bicycle Sharing Systems in the Tehran Metropolis: A Structural Analysis," Quaestiones Geographicae, Sciendo, vol. 41(2), pages 109-124, June.

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