Lifestyle changes of low-income groups and the reproduction of Islamic values in communal housing patterns: a case study of Tabriz

Madain Shishvan, Seyedeh Fahimeh; Balilan Asl, Lida; Sattarzadeh, Dariush

doi:10.22034/uep.2025.550144.1727

Lifestyle changes of low-income groups and the reproduction of Islamic values in communal housing patterns: a case study of Tabriz

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyedeh Fahimeh Madain Shishvan ¹

Lida Balilan Asl ²

Dariush Sattarzadeh ³

¹ Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Architecture, Ta. C, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

² Professor, Department of Architecture, Ta. C, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Ta. C, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

10.22034/uep.2025.550144.1727

Abstract

In recent decades, the rapid urbanization process, economic developments, and changes in consumption patterns and social communication have transformed the lifestyle of low-income urban groups. These changes have also impacted patterns of residence and coexistence, and in many cases, have come into conflict with the necessity of reproducing Islamic values. In the meantime, the lack of formal models for communal housing in Iran, especially in the city of Tabriz, has made the issue of adapting modern lifestyles to religious and cultural values more important. The primary objective of this research is to clarify the relationship between lifestyle changes, the intensity of communal living, and the reproduction of Islamic values in low-income settlements of Tabriz and to present a local model for the future of communal housing. The research method is quantitative and based on structural equation modeling using AMOS and SmartPLS software. Data were collected from 420 households using a two-stage cluster sampling method. The results showed that lifestyle changes have a direct impact on the reproduction of Islamic values with a path coefficient of 0.34. This effect is strengthened by the intensity of communal living, with an indirect coefficient of 0.24, so that the total impact is 0.58. Additionally, the R² value for reproducing Islamic values was 0.62, and the Q² value was 0.41, indicating the model’s high explanatory and predictive power. The findings confirmed that communal living can only adapt to lifestyle changes of low-income groups if Islamic principles, such as justice, confidentiality, cooperation, and moral security, are observed; otherwise, it will not only be inefficient but can also conflict with Iranian-Islamic culture.

Keywords

Islamic Values

Lifestyle

Communal Housing

Tabriz

Subjects

Urban Studies

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