Sustainability Indicators Measurement of Economic Development in Rudbar county

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Alireza Darban Astane ¹ ( Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran )
sirous hojjat ² ( Phd Candidate of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran )
bahman Tahmasi ³ ( PhD Candidate of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran )

Received: 2018-03-15 Accepted : 2019-06-10 Published : 2019-11-22

Keywords: Rural Areas, Vikor Model, Morris Model, Key words: Economic Sustainability, Rudbar county,

Abstract :

economic sustainability aims to create a fair and balanced growth of human societies, Guaranteeing the enjoyment of individual human beings over time without compromising on biological, natural and cultural resources. The purpose of this study was to measure the sustainability of rural economic indicators in Rudbar county. This research is an applied and descriptive-analytic research method, the statistical society is comprised of all households living in rural areas of Rudbar county, which according to the census of 2011 has 37,910 populations and 11929 rural households. Since the number of households in the villages of Rudbar did not have the necessary coherence and consistency, the stratified random sampling method was used, which was classified into 4 categories and Finally, the sample size was determined using the Cochran formula of 327 household heads. To analyze the indicators used by the MORRIS model to evaluate the economic sustainability of sample villages, we use the VIKOR model as well as SPSS and Excel software. The results of the research show that none of the 30 indicators used was stable, 6 indicators have a relatively stable status and 24 other indicators are in an unstable state. It also shows the results of economic sustainability measures among 20 sample villages Chichal village with coefficient of 0.18 at the highest level of sustainability and Joben village with coefficient of 0.88 was the most unsustainable village according to economic indicators.

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