A Grounded Theory Approach to the Influence Mechanism of Residential Behavior among Mongolian Yurt Dwellers in China

The residential Mongolian yurt is representative of nomadic culture and its mobile residences. Behavior forms the closest connection the environment and people. There is almost no research about the residence and lifestyle of Mongolian yurt dwellers from the perspective of housing behavior. This stu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Buildings (Basel) 2023-05, Vol.13 (5), p.1268
Main Authors: Che, Jingwen, Su, Wanqing, Bai, Liyan, Guo, Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Behavior
Data collection
Energy consumption
Farmers
Grounded theory
Housing
Housing needs
influencing factors
Inheritances
Interviews
Lifestyles
Mongolian yurts
Natural environment
Qualitative research
Research methodology
residential behavior
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The residential Mongolian yurt is representative of nomadic culture and its mobile residences. Behavior forms the closest connection the environment and people. There is almost no research about the residence and lifestyle of Mongolian yurt dwellers from the perspective of housing behavior. This study applied grounded theoretical methods to analyze the theoretical model of the influence mechanism of Mongolian yurt dwelling on behavior. Interviews were conducted according to the principle of purposive sampling, and were summarized in five categories: production lifestyle, natural environment, residential characteristics, cultural beliefs, and emotional experience. Production lifestyle is the core category and the critical factor in dwelling behavior, which interacts with the other main categories. Pastoral policy is the factor that has worked most quickly and directly to influence housing in yurts. Mongolians living in yurts on the prairie show higher satisfaction compared to those in urban housing, which is related to the Mongolian advocacy for nature and freedom.
ISSN:2075-5309
2075-5309
DOI:10.3390/buildings13051268