Analysis and Assessment of Homeownership Sustainability in Small Cities (Case Study: Saman City)

According to the basic principles of sustainable human development, accommodating the basic needs of citizens is an important and essential topic. Providing housing for various social classes is one of the most important necessities. Today, housing is one of the most acute problems in developing countries so that domestic migration, problems relating to the supply of land, lack of adequate resources, poor economic management, lack of comprehensive housing planning, and other housing shortcomings in the country's economic infrastructure, on the one hand, and the rapid increase in urban population, on the other hand, have made housing a complex and multi-dimensional problems in such countries. Homeownership is an important topic due to its importance in citizens` social and psychological aspects. Considering sustainable development, this article aims to assess homeownership in four municipal districts in Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. A descriptive-analytical study was performed. In terms of the objective, the study is applied. Vikor Decision-Making Model was employed for the analysis. AHP was used to weight indicators. Findings indicate that the levels of quality are as follow concerning the housing ownership in four districts: District 1 (0.710), relatively poor; District 2 (0.406), medium; District 3(0.847), poor, District 4 (0.130), optimal.