Role of Islamic- Iranian progress pattern in Strengthening Urban- Rural linkages (Case Study: Shahreza Township)

The Strengthening of rural-urban linkages calls for a proper method and model of development and regional development. Each country pursues to employ appropriate and local patterns of development, that be compatible with its local culture, ideological basics, as well as social, economic, geographical and political conditions. Therefore, in order to create a favorable society and establish an Islamic-Iranian civilization, authorities have proposed Islamic-Iranian progress pattern for planning in Iran. The present study has been conducted in Shahreza Township, with the aim of Strengthening the rural-urban linkages, and based on Islamic-Iranian progress pattern, and with a new view and an approach compatible with the theoretical framework of the Islamic-Iranian progress pattern, is to introduce a local model compatible with geographical, economic, sociocultural, ideological, environmental, and physical conditions of the villages in this township. The present study is applied, in terms of the aim, and descriptive-analytical survey, in terms of nature and method. The population of the study includes all authorities and managers related to the subject in the township, which due to the low population size, all members of the population were counted totally. The instrument and methods of data collection were documentary and librarian, also interviews, and questionnaires. Using SPSS software, all data of the research were analyzed and to answer the research questions and testing the hypotheses, we benefited one sample t-test, paired sample mean-test, and Chi-square test. Findings indicated that the status quo of the rural-urban linkages will change, after realization of the Islamic-Iranian progress pattern and more favorable conditions will appear. It will result in reducing poverty rate, and inequalities available between cities and villages. Therefore, regarding the affectedness of rural-urban linkages from the realization of Islamic-Iranian progress pattern, and improvement of the present condition, it can be said that the realization of Islamic-Iranian progress pattern, may result in the Strengthening of rural-urban linkages in Shahreza.