Resident's perception in informal settlements and assessing its quality and quantity indexes (case study: Imam Khomeini Hesar residential, Hamedan city)

The issue of housing and marginalization is common in architecture and urbanization. Informal settlement can be considered as illegal brainchild of this overwhelming phenomenon which is increasing in different dimensions. Regarding, the importance of all existential aspects of a city in environmental, economic and cultural basis of development and growth, the study of informal settlement has turned into a serious research scenario attended by social scientists, geographers and architects. This research aims to provide regulations and guidelines for informal settlement to develop them into safe places to live in. The research is descriptive-analytic based on field observation .Thirty five residents of Imam Khomeini Hesar quarter were chosen randomly and they were asked to fill the questionnaire .The results showed that most of the residents are immigrants from rural areas with little satisfaction from their life places while the indexes of life can be promoted by low-interest loans, easy registering and delivering official documents for ownership.