EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING ON USERS’ MENTAL JUDGMENTS

Year 2024, Volume: 32 Issue: 3, 1565 - 1581

Navid Khaleghımoghaddam

https://doi.org/10.31796/ogummf.1395837

Abstract

Today, high-density urban areas have emerged as a result of an economic approach to accommodate more people. The concept of density as a quantitative measure indicating the density of settlements and the population living in them has profound implications for social living conditions, safety in communal spaces, and perceptions of the environment. In such cases, residents evaluate environmental density based on their own impressions. This mental process of perception and assessment is based on physical features. Therefore, to address this issue thoroughly, the present study aims to consider the psychological effects and other dimensions of density. By identifying these factors, the study tries to propose any potential soluations for lessening the detrimental impacts of high residential density. To this end, it examines the effects of housing density on residents’ mental judgements in the city of Karaj, Iran, and focuses on the socio-economic structures of residents in order to improve understanding of housing units arrangement. In this context, literature review was conducted to investigate the notion of housing density, and the factors influencing mental judgments were extracted and given in the form of a conceptual model of study. Then, to test the relevant model, a survey and field studies were used. Findings showed that the location, the height, and the interior design of the residential units influence the users’ mental judgements. Furthermore, the findings indicated that the perception of density in residential environments is affected by structural features, preferences for housing type, and the presence of common open spaces in complexes.

Keywords

Karaj, High-Density Housing, Mental Judgment, Housing, Residents

ÇOK YOĞUN KONUT YAPILAŞMALARININ KULLANICILARIN ZİHİNSEL YARGILARI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI

Abstract

Günümüzde, ekonomik bir yaklaşımın sonucu olarak daha fazla insanı bir yerde barındırmak adına yoğun kentsel alanlar ortaya çıkmaktadır. Yoğunluk kavramı, yerleşim birimlerinin ve içinde yaşayan nüfusun yoğunluğunu gösteren nicel bir ölçü olarak sosyal yaşam koşullarını, ortak alanlardaki güvenliği ve çevre algısını derinden etkilemektedir. Bu durumda, konut sakinleri, çevresel yoğunluğu kişisel algılarına dayanarak değerlendirirler. Bu zihinsel yargı ve değerlendirme süreci, çoğunlukla fiziksel faktörler olarak kabul edilen etkenlere dayanmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, bu konuyu kapsamlı bir şekilde ele alabilmek için, bu çalışma yoğunluğun psikolojik etkilerini ve diğer boyutlarına dikkat çekmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, bu etkenleri tanımlayarak çok yoğun konut yapılaşmalarının olumsuz etkilerini azaltmak için potansiyel çözümler önermeye çalışmaktadır. Buna göre, araştırma konut birimlerinin düzenlenmesi ile ilgili tasarım bilgisini geliştirmeyi hedefleyerek sakinlerin sosyo-ekonomik yapılarına odaklı İran’ın Karaj şehrindeki konut yoğunluğunun sakinlerin zihinsel yargıları üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Bu bağlamda, konut yoğunluğu kavramını incelemek üzere literatür taraması yapılmış olup zihinsel yargıları etkileyen faktörler çıkarılmış ve çalışmanın kavramsal modeli şeklinde sunulmuştur. İlgili modeli test etmek için anket ve alan çalışması kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, konut birimlerinin konumu, yüksekliği ve iç tasarımının kullanıcıların zihinsel yargılarını etkilediğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca, bulgular konut çevrelerindeki yoğunluk algısının yapısal özelliklerden, konut tipi tercihlerinden ve komplekslerdeki ortak açık alanların varlığından etkilendiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

Konut, Sakinler, Karaj, Yoğun Konut Yapılaşması, Zihinsel Yargı

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