Evaluation of Housing Status in West Azarbijan According to VIKOR Method

Housing status in every society has direct relation with the economical and social status and doesn’t secede from it. So for studying and analysis the status of housing in every country, economical, social and cultural specifications of that country shall be considered. On this basis, use of housing indicators as the most key instrument of housing planning can facilitate our recognition in housing planning and decision making. Housing indicators at one one hand are the instrument for recognizing housing condition in the different above said dimensions ad on the other hand, are the key tools for mapping and planning the future vision for housing and planning for it. So this research with the aim of quantitative and quantitative evaluation of housing status in West Azarbijan intends to rank the counties according to housing indicators to rank for housing planning by using VIKOR method. This research from the view point of aim is of applied one and with respect to its work method has a descriptive – analytical nature.The applied indicators in this research include the type of Skeleton (Durablility of Housing), number of people residing at a residential buiding ,number of families residing at buildings, Ownership of Housing, number of of Rooms in each building, Impermanency of Housing, number of rooms For each Family and number of people in each room. The obtained results show that counties of Mahabad, Bookan, Oshnaviyeh, Salmas, Poldasht, Miyandoab, Shot and Chaldoran have undesirable status in view of housing indicators, whereas housing status in counties of Shahindej, Maku, Khoy, Chaypareh, Sardasht, Urmia, Naghadeh, Takab and Piranshahr has an acceptable condition. Also in this study, some suggestions has been provided for improvement of housing in West Azarbaijan.