Spatial Distribution Social Sustainable Indicator in Rural Settlement in Western of Iran (Case Study: Avramanat Area, Kermanshah province)

Social sustainability is one of the most important pillars of sustainable development that achieving an acceptable level of it, is considered of the most important goal of all rural development planners and policy makers. The aim of this applied descriptive-analytic study is to check the status of social stability and its indexes and also spatial representation of social stability in rural settlements in Avramanat region, which is located in Kermanshah province. The population under this study is included the all heads of rural households living in 21 villages and 431 district in Avramanat region. Due to the financial constraints and time, researchers have not been able to consider the opinion of all households and by using statistical formulas, the statistical sample was estimated 395 persons. The main research tools to collect the required data were questionnaire and interview. The validity and reliability of questionnaire were confirmed with scientific principles. The results show that the majority of social sustainability indicators in the study area is in an acceptable condition.
The overall social stability in rural settlements in Avramanat region is higher than the mean of 3.176. Also the results showed that there is a difference among the villages of in Avramanat region in terms of social sustainability. Spatial Distribution of social stability in Avramanat region shows that social stability in the eastern half of the region is better in comparison with its western half. Factor of the Proximity to the border has been effective in poor rural social stability in adjacent to the border in in Avramanat region.