Behavioral aspects of housing

THEORIES ON HOUSING
AR 174 HOUSING
AR. S.V. Elardo
RESIDENT’S SATISFACTION
•an indication of people’s response to the
environment they live in.
Environment is not only the physical setting
but also the social and economic dimensions
of such settings.
 Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
in the context of Housing

•Theorist say that behavior of people at a

given point of time is prompted by their
needs.
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY
OF NEEDS
 Interactional approach to housing
satisfaction
•Interaction among family members is
necessary before they know of
satisfaction / dissatisfaction
•situation - a set of values & attitudes in a
process activity
Consensus about the level of
satisfaction depends on :
•Relative power of family members
•Family structure
•Dominance
POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION

•to measure occupant’s behavior

and their relations to the
surrounding environment.
•70s - post-occupancy evaluations
were carried out
•80s - decline as housing policies
changed (privatization)
•Systematic post-occupation evaluation
studies started
•90s - adoption of these studies by
developing countries
The major concerns of P.O.E. are to
evaluate the occupier’s views on:
• Privacy
• Security
• Use of internal & external space
• Building image
• Satisfaction level
• Personalization of space of their houses and housing areas
Major findings of P.O.E.

• find expression & control to their own home

environment
• provide adequate degree of security & privacy
• provide rich & varied physical settings for various age
• image created by the environment - important
consideration for the occupants