Network Analysis of Rural Settlements Relationship in Jiredeh, Shaft

Rural and rural-urban linkages are in terms of different flows that give the spatial structure of the regions a known entity. Therefore, in the past few decades, we have seen the attention of planners to the network approach and the basic interaction between different points and topics. Considering the importance of this issue, the aim of the current research is to investigate the relationship between rural settlements and the city of Shaft located in Jirdeh in the central part of Shaft with a network analysis approach. The research method is a descriptive-analytical type, which was carried out by a survey method. The statistical population consisted of 33 villagers, members of the Islamic Council of the villages of Jiredeh and Shaft, and a matrix questionnaire was implemented in order to measure the relationships between them. Also, the theory and model of network analysis using Ucinet software and tests of density, degree, ambidexterity, transferability, E-I, etc. have been used to analyze the data and various graphs have been used to show relationships. The results show that there is little network cohesion and cooperation between the studied villages at the village level. The low level of the density index at the level of the network or two-way shows that there are few relationships and most of the flows are one-way and towards the city of the shaft.