فصلنامه روستا و توسعه
سال بیست و پنجم شماره 1 (پیاپی 97، بهار 1401)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of improvement credits on rural housing pattern change in Dost-e-Mohammad villages of Hirmand. The population of the study is all villages of Dost Mohammad village of Hirmand. The village has 86 inhabited villages out of which 10 villages (12 percent of the villages) were selected as the statistical sample. According to the Census of 1395, the population of these 10 villages was 835 households (2881 people). The Cochran formula is used to select the sample size. Sample size selection was based on the number of households and sampled as quota samples. Based on the Cochran formula, 263 people were selected. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of nature and method of descriptive-analytical work. One-sample t-test and linear regression were used to analyze the data. The results show that rural housing improvement plays an important role in making changes to rural housing components, so that these changes can be eliminated in the layout and extensive patterning of urban housing, eliminating some of the essential elements. Old housing and straw saw improved access to infrastructure facilities and services and more. The results showed that the effects of improvement credits on all three dimensions of economic, social and physical-physical were higher than the optimal average, indicating the positive effects of improvement credits on all three dimensions. The results also showed that the most effect of improvement credits was on changing physical housing pattern on physical-physical variables.

Rural tourism is considered as a process in rural development that by creating complementary agricultural activities, can provide the basis for rural economic and environmental development in terms of increasing income, employment and sustainable rural livelihoods that improve the quality of life and balanced distribution and Provides appropriate services and facilities in the framework of regional and local development. The purpose of this study is to identify internal and external factors and provide appropriate strategies for the development of rural tourism in Fahraj village using a combined analysis of SWOT and QSPM, which is a descriptive-analytical method. At first, with the help of a questionnaire, the required information was collected from tourists. In the analysis process, matrices of evaluation of internal factors, which show the unfavorable situation of internal factors, and matrices of evaluation of external factors, which show that rural tourism has been able to take advantage of opportunities and avoid threats, have been used. Is. Then, using the internal-external factor matrix of the best strategy, the strategies of the WO group were identified. Finally, a quantitative strategic planning matrix was used to prioritize the WO Group strategies.

The quality of life in rural areas is very important in terms of their sustainability and non-migration, and measuring it can be as valuable as possible in terms of the program. This is of great importance in areas with large numbers of villages, large populations and often engaged in agricultural and livestock activities, including the villages of Eslamabad Gharb.The purpose of this research, the impact of quality of life measures, the views of the villagers, is the structural equation modeling approach. This study, the purpose of applied research, and the nature of descriptive - correlation is. The population, in 1171 the head of household villages in Humeh shomali village, Eslamabad Gharb district, form. Using Cochran formula, the sample in question was determined the number of 289 heads of households, the number of simple random sampling. The results of the analysis, and reliability all four measures of quality of life, and goals, as well as second five-factor model to evaluate the quality of life, based on the data gathered. Finally, economic indicators, to the 0/93, environmental indicators, to the 0/97, physical parameters, to the 0/99, and social indicators, with minimal impact to the 0/23, on quality of life was affected.

While Iran is among the top ten countries in the world in terms of natural resources and tourism but it accounts for only one percent of global tourism revenue. Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province due to its privileged geographical position, tourism and resort has a high potential in the field of tourism. This province is one of the pioneers of industry of nomadic ecotourism due to the presence of nomads in the region and the attraction that their presence creates for tourists. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify barriers to the development of nomadic ecotourism in this province, especially Koohrang city. The present research is applied in terms of purpose, exploratory in terms of method and qualitative in terms of data collection. The statistical population consists of experts in the field of tourism and familiar with the nomads of the region. The sampling method is non-probability and snowball and 15 experts were selected based on sampling adequacy and theoretical saturation rule. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. By analyzing the interviews, the obstacles to the development of nomadic ecotourism in the form of 63 basic themes, 10 organizing themes and six comprehensive themes were obtained. The pervasive themes are: weak infrastructure, weak governmental support, environmental constraints, weak socio-cultural capital and weak tourist attraction mechanism.

A look at the social, cultural, political and security of the strategic province of Sistan and Baluchestan has shown the existence of various issues in its various layers. The southeast region has unique strategic advantages such as Makran beaches, diverse agricultural products and fruits that can be exported, handicrafts in villages and rich mines. This study, while monitoring and counting hundreds of issues in the southeastern region, tries to answer the question: "What are the critical issues affecting the development and security of Sistan and Baluchestan province based on the analysis of the issue network?". Therefore, with the aim of identifying the priority issues of the province and addressing the existing roots and obstacles, based on the findings of research and follow-up, the main executive strategies will be addressed. Evidence in recent decades has shown the profound level of impact of the province's issues on the development movement in the province. Based on qualitative content analysis method to identify problems and structural analysis method to categorize and prioritize problems. In this study, 113 people, including 58 officials (government, military, law enforcement, security), 20 civil and private sector activists, 20 university professors and 15 ethnic-religious figures of the province, were interviewed and 176 issues and details The problem was extracted from the target population and finally 88 main problems were identified. Based on the research findings, 5 priority issues have been selected and while drawing the issue in different dimensions, its consequences and effects have been mentioned.

Water is an important factor that ensures the sustainability of socio-ecological systems in arid and semi-arid areas. However, climate change and inefficient management of water resources have intensified water stress in these regions. To maintain the balance between agriculture’s need to freshwater and finite water resources, investigating the water, agricultural production and population interactions are necessary. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the quantity and quality of irrigation water in the Firouzabad plain and its impacts on the agricultural productivity and rural population. Water resources and agricultural production data were obtained from the database of the Fars Regional Water and the Fars Agricultural Jihad Organizations, respectively. Also, population data was attained from the Statistical Center of Iran’s database. The results revealed significant decreases in surface and groundwater resources which led to different levels of water vulnerability, i.e. the low, moderate and high access to water resources. However, the trend analysis indicated that inefficient management of irrigation water will reduce water supply for whole groups. Moreover, regression analysis confirmed the water and agricultural production interactions. Irrigation water shortage, reduction of precipitation, limited consumption of chemical inputs and low level of agricultural mechanization significantly reduced the production of annual crops. Also, the results emphasized the water-rural population nexus. The extremely unbalanced distribution of irrigation water led to significant population growth in the least water vulnerable areas. Some recommendations are offered to increase water efficiency and agricultural productivity and also sustain the fragile balance between water and population.

Agricultural clusters are one of the new agricultural organizations that can have an important impact on rural development. The present article examines the factors affecting rural development, especially the role of agricultural clusters in Gonabad. To achieve this goal, the scalogram index, location index and partial least squares method have been used. The results of the development index show that the villages of the suburbs around the city of Gonabad are developed, the villages of Paskloot and Zibad are relatively developed and the villages of Kakhk are in the undeveloped category. Also, based on the results of spatial coefficient index, three products of pistachio, saffron and barley were selected to form clusters. Then, to determine the factors affecting rural development in the study areas, the partial least squares method was used and the results of this section showed that the formation of these clusters is effective on the rural development process in the region; Therefore, it is suggested that by forming pistachio clusters in Paskloot and saffron in Kakhk rural district, by improving the economic performance index and cluster index to help improve the rural development situation, especially in underdeveloped villages.