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Dimensions of housing satisfaction: a case study based on perceptions of rural migrants living in Dikmen

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dc.contributor.author Kahraman, Z. Ezgi
dc.date.accessioned 2016-05-05T10:29:04Z
dc.date.available 2016-05-05T10:29:04Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation Kahraman, Z. Ezgi. (2013). Dimensions of housing satisfaction: a case study based on perceptions of rural migrants living in dikmen. Metu journal of the faculty of archıtecture. 30 (1). 1-27. tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn 0258-5316 tr_TR
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/979
dc.description.abstract Housing satisfaction is a complex concept that attracts researchers from various disciplines such as economics, sociology and planning. The studies in the literature show that housing satisfaction refers to more than physical satisfaction from the dwelling (e.g. Fried and Gleicher, 1961; Duncan, 1971; Kasarda and Janowtz, 1974; Galster and Hesser, 1981; Lu, 1999; Burby and Rohe, 1990; Kamp et al., 2003; Parkes et al., 2002; Kelekci and Berköz, 2006; and Erdoğan et al., 2007). It includes satisfaction from environmental setting, quality and aesthetic aspects (e.g. Varaday, 1983; Enosh et al., 1984; Cook; 1988; Burby and Rohe, 1990; and Kamp et al., 2003), satisfaction from the economic value of housing (e.g. Varady and Carroza, 2000; and Boyle and Kiel, 2001), community satisfaction (e.g. Kasarda and Janowtz, 1974; Galster and Hesser, 1981; Parkes et al., 2002; and Erdoğan et al., 2007), and satisfaction from urban services in the housing environment (e.g. Onibokun, 1974; Campbell et al., 1976; Fried, 1982; Türkoğlu, 1997; and Kelekci and Berköz, 2006). Although these dimensions shape the overall housing satisfaction, its definition is a subjective and contextdependent phenomenon (Campbell et al., 1976; Bardo and Hughey, 1984; Wiesenfeld, 1992; Lu 1999). It depends on the current conditions, needs and characteristics of inhabitants. With the help of this understanding, this study intends to reveal the content of housing satisfaction for a specific group. This paper aims to explore dimensions of housing satisfaction from the perceptions of rural migrants. This exploratory research was designed as a case study in the Dikmen district which is one of the oldest rural migrant settlements in Ankara. Currently, in the district, rural migrants who convey both rural and urban characteristics live in both squatter housing neighborhoods and former squatter housing neighborhoods transformed through improvement plans and urban transformation projects (Kahraman, 2008). This study investigates the perceptions of rural migrants livingin physically different neighborhoods of the Dikmen district in order to demonstrate the diversities when defining housing satisfaction within the same district. By this way, in defining housing satisfaction, it uncovers the differences and similarities in perceptions of rural migrants living in squatter houses, and apartment buildings built in improvement plans and urban transformation projects. This paper contributes to the existing literature in two ways. Firstly, it enriches housing literature theoretically. It extends the meaning and dimensions of housing satisfaction by exposing housing satisfaction perceptions of rural migrants. Secondly, the study has the potential to contribute to the literature practically. Uncovering factors affecting the housing satisfaction of inhabitants takes a critical role in increasing the quality of housing layout and environment, and quality of life. Therefore, the results of this study may assist architects, city planners, and housing authorities in designing and constructing more qualified, sensitive and livable housing settings with reference to the needs and expectations of rural migrants. This paper includes four major parts. The first part reviews the literature on housing satisfaction presenting various indicators and dimensions of housing satisfaction. The second part summarizes the changing features and lifestyles of rural migrants in relation to the history of squatter housing transformation. The third part of this paper discusses the case study applied in a squatter housing neighborhood, and former squatter housing neighborhoods transformed through improvement plans and an urban transformation project located in the Dikmen district in Ankara; including the contextual setting of the study area, the data collection and data analysis processes, and the findings of the analytical procedures. The last part presents the summary and discusses the findings and contributions of the study in relation to the existing literature. tr_TR
dc.language.iso eng tr_TR
dc.relation.isversionof 10.4305/METU.JFA.2013.1.1 tr_TR
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess tr_TR
dc.subject Housing Satisfaction tr_TR
dc.subject Different Housing Provision Areas tr_TR
dc.subject Perceived Housing Satisfaction tr_TR
dc.subject Rural Migrants tr_TR
dc.subject Ankara tr_TR
dc.title Dimensions of housing satisfaction: a case study based on perceptions of rural migrants living in Dikmen tr_TR
dc.type article tr_TR
dc.relation.journal Metu journal of the faculty of architecture tr_TR
dc.contributor.authorID 50343 tr_TR
dc.identifier.volume 30 tr_TR
dc.identifier.issue 1 tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage 1 tr_TR
dc.identifier.endpage 27 tr_TR
dc.contributor.department Çankaya Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü tr_TR


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