The role of urban area on Homeless people’s daily life in Tehran

This research has been conducted with the aim of examining the role ofurban area on the daily life of the homeless people in Tehran. The researchmethod is mixed with a semi-structured interview framework designed onthe base of the theory of everyday life of Goff man and the urban ecologyapproach. The collected data from the qualitative section are presentedusing interview, observation and content analysis. In the quantitative partof the research, a questionnaire was designed based on this theory and theinformation was gathered by the researcher in an interview form. Themethod of data analysis is presented statistically in the form of descriptiveand inferential tables. The results show that, human-made environmentsprovide the context for distortion and disturbance more than naturalenvironments, and migration as an important factor in the transfer ofdifferent subcultures to metropolitan areas, has an important role.Immigration also shows a meaningful relationship with homelessness;therefore, social deprivation rates and social support can be predisposingfactors for homelessness that are associated with imbalance in the destinationcommunity for immigrants.