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

• 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
• ISSN: 2075-5309; 2075-5309
• DOI: 10.3390/buildings13051268

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.