ComparativeAnalysis of Differences between Informal Settlements in Shiraz (Case Study:ShahrakeBahar, MehdiAbad, Sahl Abad)

One of the problems of big cities is the growth and expansion of informal settlements around and within the cities. These settlements absorb populationthat are looking for accessing to services, facilities and relieving of poverty following the conflict among urban _ rural, rich and poor communities. Due to the Inability to provide housing, they are stopped behind the invisible walls of the city. Shiraz as the fifth largest city in Iran is currently experiencing growth’s informal settlements in its margins and center.In this paper, using questionnaires we have extracted physical, economic and social features in three informal settlements in the southwest and southeast fringe and city center. Then this information has been analyzed using of SPSS Vesion16. The Kruskal - Wallis test and the Median were used to show the differences between the three settlements, which represent the differences between three quarters in these variables: residential unit area, density of people in the house, number of rooms, age of building, satisfaction with the quality of house, satisfaction with living in the neighborhood, living facilities, monthly costs and incomes.In addition to the evaluated variables of satisfaction with quality of house, satisfaction with living in the neighborhood in three settlements was also investigated.As the result, the Spearman correlation test has shown a significant relationship between the satisfaction with living in neighborhoods and the satisfaction with the house.