The role of social capital in the physical development of rural settlements studied in rural settlements of Garmsar city

Given the way people interact with each other and how and to what extent they participate in civic affairs, their beliefs and values can have a significant impact on reducing economic and social time and costs. Therefore, social capital, along with other capitals, guides people's interactions and contributes to their economic and social development and, ultimately, sustainable development. Therefore, social capital is considered as one of the factors that strengthens collective relations, networks and cohesion of "between people", "people and organizations" and "organizations together" in sustainable local development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the components of social capital on the physical development of rural neighborhoods in Garmsar city and areas of influence of Garmsar city functions. Type of applied research and descriptive-analytical method and library and field methods (questionnaire) were used to collect information. The statistical population of this study is rural households living in rural settlements of Garmsar city. According to the 2016 census, this village has 15,231 households, of which 375 households have been selected as a sample for research using the Cochran's formula. Finally, 341 questionnaires were used to analyze the data using descriptive and inferential statistics (onesample t-test, Pearson correlation). Also, a single-sample t-test shows that the utility number is more than (3) and positively evaluated for physical development indices. There is no relationship between social awareness and physical development.The results of regression analysis indicate that the effect of social trust (0.149), social cohesion (0.033) and social participation (0.391) on positive physical development and meaning Is