Modern Studies in Management and Organization

Modern Studies in Management and Organization

Identification and Analysis of Factors Affecting Urban Housing Construction Policy (Case of: North Khorasan Province)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Monireh Askarinejad 1
Ali Moghimi 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD Student in Public Administration, Azad University, Sari, Iran.
10.22034/jmsmo.2025.538423.1039
Abstract
Housing, as one of the basic human needs, plays a key role in sustainable urban development. Rapid urbanization and increasing demand for housing have created serious challenges in providing adequate housing. This research aimed to identify and analyze the factors affecting urban housing construction policy in North Khorasan Province. The research method was mixed research with a developmental-applied approach, and in the qualitative part, theme analysis was used with semi-structured interviews with 12 experts in the field of housing and urban development. The data were analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding. The research results led to the identification of three main categories of factors: environmental factors (including political, economic, social, and cultural factors) with a weight of 0.63, organizational factors (including structural and technological factors) with a weight of 0.28, and individual factors (including the characteristics of policymakers and implementers) with a weight of 0.12. Among the environmental factors, economic factors with a weight of 0.42 received the highest priority. The findings showed that environmental factors have the greatest impact on the urban housing construction process and that the success of projects depends more than anything on macroeconomic, political, and social conditions. Inflation, price fluctuations, limited financial resources, and weak private sector investment were the most important challenges identified.
Keywords
Policymaking
Construction
Urban Housing
Theme Analysis
North Khorasan Province

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 12 June 2025
  • Revise Date 13 August 2025
  • Accept Date 18 September 2025
  • Publish Date 23 August 2025