جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « social capital » در نشریات گروه « جنگلداری »

The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the moral norm, intention and behavior of forest protection. The statistical population of this study consisted of rural households in four villages of Chegni dore (N = 1399) which based on Krejcie and Morgan table, the sample size of 300 head of households was selected. Sample individuals were studied using stratified sampling method with proportional assignment. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose face validity was confirmed by a group of professors and experts. In addition, to determine the reliability, the pretest was used and confirmed by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (87/0-95/0). The results of structural equation modeling of path analysis showed that the variables of social capital and environmental attitude are variables affecting the moral norm and the variables of moral norm, environmental responsibility, environmental attitude and environmental awareness of the variables directly affecting intention and Behaviors are indirect. Also, two variables of social capital and intention had a direct and significant positive effect on the behavior of rural households in forest protection. Finally, these variables were able to predict 62%, 61% and 46% of the changes in the variables of moral norm, intention and behavior of rural households towards forest protection, respectively.

Social evaluation of natural resource projects in rural areas of Iran, which has certainly numerous positive and negative impacts, can have an important role in identifying the strengths and weaknesses and improving the implementation process of such projects in the future. The purpose of this research is the social evaluation of the Hosseinabad carbon sequestration project in South Khorasan using the network analysis method to investigate the level of trust formed between the people and the organizations involved in the implementation of this project. According to the results of this study, the evaluation of different trust network indicators showed the formation of a coherent and integrated network among the beneficiaries of the project. The formation of trust indicates the positive impact of the project executives on the local people's perspective and promises to provide a suitable environment for the implementation of natural resource projects in this area. A study of the power distribution among organizations also shows that out of the 44 organizations studied, most of the power is owned by about 10 organizations, which is one of the weaknesses of this project and it is suggested to distribute the relationships based on uniformity. Confidence in the entire network with proper planning and policy reduced the focus of power in one or more limited organizations.

Utilizing public participation in protecting and restoring the natural resources is considered as a milestone. So the emphasis on public participation in decision-making of natural resources conservation is the solution. The aim of this research was to determine the affecting factors on local communities’ participation in the rehabilitation of degraded forestlands project in Rigan County, Kerman Province. Using descriptive research and survey technique, 360 of the participants in the project were randomly selected. Data were collected through a questionnaire which its validity and reliability were confirmed by a pilot study. The correlation test showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between variables of education level, farm, and garden size and social norms, and a negative relationship between social capital, cultural capital and participation of local communities in the project. The regression analysis showed that 38 percent of participation variability was explained by the variables such as cultural capital, social capital, farm size, number of sheep and amount of monthly income. This study recommended more communication with the local community by experts and more attention to the participation of certain groups such as women in the project.

Forest management as one of the important source of production is crucial and critical. In taking over the forest resources as one of the most important of natural resources in the world, it is essential to consider local stakeholders to implement forest action plan for forest co-management. Therefore, this study aims at achieving to proper management of forests based on evaluating the stakeholder participations in management planning. For this purpose, social monitoring based on the relationship between local stakeholders was done and finally social network analysis was applied as an efficient tool in evaluating the relationships. In this study, quantitative and mathematical indicators of network analysis among all stakeholders in Kalak customary in Kojur region, Mazandaran province were investigated based on the trust and cooperation connections in local stakeholder network. The results showed that social cohesion and social capital in local stakeholder networks in this area are average to high level and sustainability of the network is strong. Furthermore, the result also revealed that there is medium correlation between trust and collaboration links in local stakeholders in the study area. According to the result, it could be concluded that maintenance and improvement of social trust will increase the social control and stakeholders will respect local traditions and rules in exploiting the forest resources.