Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of Urban Planning, University of Bojnord
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Political Science, University of Bojnord
3 Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University
Abstract
Urbanhousingpolicy, asoneofthemost important areas of urbanpolicy has always been considered by urban planners and policymakers. While some populistpolicies of development with the aimof maximizing adaptation to the conditions of target group, especially their income, have undergone theoretical reductionism and in long run negative economic, physical, environmental, political and socio-cultural effects; trying to reduce these effects is sometimes difficult or costly. Inthisregard, the "MehrHousing Plan" has been reviewed in this article, which is seen in the strategic housing-document of the country in 2006 and in paragraph "d" of the 2007 budget law, with emphasis on the low-income target group. The approach of present study is qualitative based on the semi-structured researcher-made questionnaire by purposeful interview at the level of knowledgeable experts. Out of a total of 22main codes and 22identified related concepts, 15main categories have been extracted and analyzed in the form of 4main research questions According to the findings, in the Mehr housing project, 7 characteristics of populism that can be traced in the idea, implementation and trends of the project have been identified and explained. Emphasis is placed on results orientation and immediate effectiveness of plans, instead of quality orientation, as well as polarization and border and text conflicts.
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