Assessing and Analyzing the Extent of Rural Resilience against Environmental Hazards: A Case Study of villages in Sardasht County of Iran

Due to the special geographical conditions of the villages of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province of Iran, these villages are prone to political, economic, social and regional threats. The present study, focusing on the concept of resilience, examined and analyzed the resilience of villages in Sardasht County against natural and human hazards in various dimensions based on their geographical location. The research was conducted in descriptive and analytical methods and the required data were collected in documentary and field methods. Data collection tool was a questionnaire and a random classified sampling method was used. Among other study results, in the economic dimension, the results showed that the farmer's capital and savings (in valley villages), employment (in valley villages), income from non-agricultural activities (in border villages), income from remittances from the city (both in mountainous and suburban villages) and property ownership and land number (in border villages) were indicators of high importance in resilience.