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<p>Increasing urbanization, a massive migration to the big cities, and an imbalance between supply and demand for housing have introduced a housing shortage over the past few decades. The housing issue in Iran has been addressed through government housing provision and development programs. A brief review of the government's policies on development programs shows that government-based and market-based approaches are the two main types in the housing sector. Although the government initially had a primary role in housing provision, this responsibility was gradually transferred to the private sector, but without a proper balance between housing supply and demand. In this article, we will explore the different housing policies and examine the successes and failures of each one.</p>
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Increasing urbanization, a massive migration to the big cities, and an imbalance between supply and demand for housing have introduced a housing shortage over the past few decades. The housing issue in Iran has been addressed through government housing provision and development programs. A brief review of the government's policies on development programs shows that government-based and market-based approaches are the two main types in the housing sector. Although the government initially had a primary role in housing provision, this responsibility was gradually transferred to the private sector, but without a proper balance between housing supply and demand. In this article, we will explore the different housing policies and examine the successes and failures of each one.

<bold>The Iranian Housing System</bold> under the Islamic Republic Government (1990–2021)

Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geography

Miscellanea Geographica

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 under the Islamic Republic Government (1990–2021)

Increasing urbanization, a massive migration to the big cities, and an imbalance between supply and demand for housing have introduced a housing shortage over...

The Iranian Housing System under the Islamic Republic Government (1990–2021)

Published Online: Oct 31, 2022

Page range: 185 - 197

Received: Apr 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0014

Keywords
Housing policies, housing system, development programs, Iran

© 2022 Farzaneh Janakipour et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Iranian Housing System under the Islamic Republic Government (1990–2021)

Published Online: Oct 31, 2022

Page range: 185 - 197

Received: Apr 01, 2021

Accepted: Sep 12, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2022-0014

KeywordsHousing policies, housing system, development programs, Iran

© 2022 Farzaneh Janakipour et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Housing policies, housing system, development programs, Iran