Proposing conceptual framework of empowerment in informal settlements around Yasouj city by emphasizing grounded theory

The most important effect of the growth and expansion of urbanization is the massive migration to the cities, the emergence of the crisis of marginalization and the emergence of informal settlements. Poverty, illiteracy, low level of awareness, unemployment rate, informal residence, informal employment, etc. are among the fundamental problems of informal settlements. The biological vulnerability of these environments against the crisis is another characteristic of these settlements.The purpose of this research is to present a conceptual model of local empowerment of informal settlements. Therefore, the current research was conducted in the category of qualitative research and with the approach of foundational data theory. In order to analyze the qualitative data, meta-composite method and content analysis were used together. The data collection method is document study and semi-structured interview. nvivo software was used for qualitative data analysis and coding.Based on documentary studies and the use of meta-synthesis method, the theoretical framework of the research and the initial conceptual model of local empowerment were presented. The main components of local empowerment are: governance, participation and trust, culture and community, identity, perception of the environment and vitality. Based on the questions raised in the interview process, 937 referrals were provided. 19 sub-themes were extracted by multiple revisions and integration of codes based on similarity during several stages of data summarization. Based on the discovery of cause and effect relationships between the components, the spiral model was presented as the final conceptual model of indigenous empowerment of informal settlements, which has 6 cycles.