Author(s)

K. Lotfi

Abstract

Slum development is the result of the increasing growth of urbanization. It gives an ugly shape to the cities. Slum development in Iran traces back to 1961, when the land reform was implemented in this country. Following the accomplishment of the plan, migration from rural to urban areas began. Accordingly, we are faced with increasing rates of urbanization. Big cities receive thousands of migrants from rural areas. Ahvaz, the center of Khouzestan province, is located in southwest of Iran with big numbers of oil fields. Before the outbreak of the Iraqi war against Iran (1980), cities in Khouzestan province such as Ahvaz were considered as the receivers of migrants. It was due to this fact that in such cities there were abundant resources of rich oil and gas fields and heavy industrial establishments. Such factors together with others lead to slum development in this city, the

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