Analysis the villages’ perceptions about residential displacement consequences: a critical ethnography study in Sorkhe Gav village, Heris county

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor in Institute of Humanity and Social Science ACECR

2 social welfare management research center- university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph. D. Student of Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

4 Ms. C Student of Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

5 Graduate MSc. and Researcher at the Tarho Manzar Consultant Engs,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The residential displacement is considered as a phenomenon that affects the various dimensions of human life and has multi-dimensional and sometimes complex consequences. Identifying such consequences can play an important role in the planning and conduction of displacement processes. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the main purpose of analysis the perceptions of the Sorkhe Gov’s people about residential displacementconsequences. The research design was guided by a critical ethnographic approach. Participants included all residents of Sorkhe Gav village who had common experiences in residential displacement. Data was gathered by using semi-structured interviews, problem tree, observation and social maps. The participants were completely selected purposeful. The results showed that the urgency of the displacement process in the Sorkhe Gav village led to the neglect of participatory planning processes, and thus some of the physical considerations of housing in adaptation to social and environmental conditions were not considered. The findings revealed that only technical view on the displacement process of Sorkhe Gav village has not only caused undesirable physical and social consequences, but also made some of the positive consequences of displacement, such as housing resistance, as insignificant. In general, evidence suggested that the socio-economic consequences of residential displacement in the Sorkhe Gav village are increasingly attributable to physical consequences. Because the physical structures do not have much adaptation with the social, economic and climatic conditions of the area, and do not include previous experiences of inhabitants.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 49, Issue 3
August 2018
Pages 527-544

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