Development of Anahita neighborhood: Displacement, exclusion and marginalization

This article deals with the formation stages of Anahita neighborhood in Kermanshah metropolis. The theoretical approach of the article is based on Henri Lefebvre's views on the "production of space". The research method is ethnography and data collection techniques are observation and interview. The findings of the research show: As a result of the increase in the population of Kermanshah city in the 06s and 06s, the urban administration started to build settlements in the "Khorasu" plain. Anahita settlement was built by Akopal mass-building company for the army commanders in the northwestern tip of Kermanshah. With the start of the imposed war, the refugees of Qasre-Shirin city were resettled in this town. Over time, they turn to redistribution of residential units so that they can accommodate more people. Over time, people built empty lands around the town away from the supervision of the municipality. In 1994, the municipality took over the supervision of the neighborhood and prohibited the construction outside the limits and took over the naming of roads, branching of water, electricity and gas distribution. The ownership problem caused the municipality to not be able to supervise the construction of floors and did not have much activity in the field of green space, educational and health space. Finally, in such a situation, people built the low-income neighborhood of Anahita in its current form, which is considered a marginal settlement, in ways outside of urban planning standards.