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{"title":"Assessing Social Sustainability and its Determinants: The Case of a Rural District in The West of Iran","authors":"Z. Parvaneh, J. Tavakkoli","doi":"10.32598/jsrd.03.02.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsrd.03.02.03","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Conceptualization and evaluation of the level of social sustainability have a special status in sustainable development literature. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of social sustainability and the determinants affecting it in the Harasam Rural District in Western Iran. Methods: Based on the theoretical background and literature, 12 quantitative and 28 qualitative indices were examined in the framework of five components. The population consisted of 1983 households of the mentioned rural district and the sample included 340 people. The research tool was household and village questionnaires. The validity of the tool was confirmed by an expert panel and the reliability by Cronbach's alpha test (α = 0.84). Fuzzy Topsis was used to measure the social sustainability of the villages and path analysis to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that 100% of the villages of the rural district were in unsustainable or semi-sustainable states. Among the internal components, social justice and quality of life, respectively, had the greatest effect on social sustainability. Examining the external factors showed that the centrality of the settlement service and proximity to urban areas had a positive effect on the social sustainability of the investigated villages. Furthermore, out-immigration had the highest negative effect on the social sustainability of the villages. Conclusion: This research re-emphasizes the importance of intra-generational justice based on social and spatial justice. Merely in the shadow of reducing social and regional inequalities and equitable distribution of development opportunities, the social sustainability of rural communities can be materialized.","PeriodicalId":416445,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Rural Development","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123936644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-Economic Structures Affecting Resilience of Rural Settlements to Earthquake (Case Study: Kanduleh, Sahneh County)","authors":"S. Azimi, M. Akbarpour, A. Azmi","doi":"10.32598/jsrd.03.02.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsrd.03.02.04","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The proper planning for disaster management in local communities does not merely address the vulnerability of the areas and requires the understanding of resilience. This is because identifying the resilience indicators and assessing the strengths and weaknesses if properly managed, can reduce the vulnerability of each community to natural disasters. Methods: This is an applied research in terms of purpose and has a descriptive-analytical nature and is conducted using the survey method and questionnaire tool. The collected data are analyzed by SPSS software. In this study, the researchers investigate the socio-economic structures affecting the resilience of rural settlements and rank the villages of the region in terms of resilience using the TOPSIS FUZZY method by applying the resilience indicators in different dimensions (social, economic, institutional-infrastructural, etc.). The statistical population includes all 18 inhabited villages of Kanduleh County which are studied by random sampling. Results: The results indicate the low resilience level of Kanduleh villages, and the economic and social factors have a significant role in increasing the resilience of the rural settlements. In addition, there was a significant correlation between different socio-economic, infrastructural and institutional dimensions, social capital, etc. However, there was no significant relationship between the service factor and the dependent variable of socio-economic factors in the villages. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the villages of this district were ranked into 8 levels. Tazeh Abad had the highest resilience among the villages, while Kortavij Olya had the lowest resilience.","PeriodicalId":416445,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Rural Development","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122296017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of Structural Pattern of Road Access Network in Villages Exporting Agricultural Crops (Case Study: Maragheh City)","authors":"Saeedeh Farrokhi, Roknoddin Eftekhari, M. Pourtaheri, J. Karami","doi":"10.32598/jsrd.03.02.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsrd.03.02.01","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Networks are studied and analyzed in two structural and functional aspects. Within this framework, the structural characteristics of networks are the result of their physical representation and independence of their use. Hence, the structural analysis of the road network enables us to generate semantic information (concerning village dynamics) and enrich useful spatial data. The topology or geometrical characteristics of the network can be analyzed through some algorithms of graph theory. The present research was conducted to analyze the structural pattern of rural road access network based on apple crop and export relationships in Maragheh. Methods: Research data were collected from 43 sample villages and 12 cold stores of agricultural crops (located in some villages) receiving apple crops from other villages. Data were analyzed using the network analysis method through UCINET.6 software. Results: The results showed that the access network in the study area had a star network pattern and among the studied villages, Gol village had a higher concentration compared to other villages. Conclusion: Concentration of storage equipment and storage of agricultural products such as cold storage in some villages and also the relatively good condition of access roads to these villages has increased the centrality of the above villages and the formation of a star pattern in the access network of the region. This has led to reduced access and isolation of villages far from the center of the network and thus reduced the incentive to produce in these villages. Therefore, considering the effect that the type of road network model has on the ease of access, distance and cost of villagers' access to services, especially services related to the type of rural products such as warehouses and cold storages of agricultural products, Therefore, it is recommended to provide a link among the villages through clustering to facilitate the access of villagers to the cold stores and save their cost, time, and distance.","PeriodicalId":416445,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Rural Development","volume":"145 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114632829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thematic Tourism; A new Concept for Developing Tourism (Case Study: Rural Areas of Meyami County)","authors":"A. Shalbafian, Neda Zarandian, Negar Rajabi","doi":"10.32598/jsrd.03.02.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32598/jsrd.03.02.06","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: the purpose of the present research is to determine and identify various forms of thematic tourism and implementation strategies in rural areas of Meyami County for proper planning respecting the current market structure and the region’s tourism potentials. Methods: the present research applied a case study method using various instruments including observation, interview, as well as document references. Interviews were conducted with 30 local stakeholders and experts up to the saturation. Results: the research led to a set of developing subthemes embodied in the main themes of cultural-historical, pilgrimage, rural life, agriculture and food, industry, health, physical activity, landscape and natural systems, and geology. Respecting each determined theme, a developable tourism form and a set of follow-up operational strategies were provided. Conclusion: considering the region Caravanserais’ capacities, enhancing tourism infrastructure, designing, developing and marketing of particular forms of tourism for the understudied city, focusing on supplementary plans along with thematic tourism forms, cooperating with influencers such as bloggers, journalists, and even famous tour leaders are critical factors in developing thematic tourism in the rural areas of Meyami County.","PeriodicalId":416445,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Rural Development","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122472809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}