Migration and its background factors in Iran

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

حبیب اله Zanjani ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2015-01-17 Accepted : 2015-01-17 Published : 2004-04-20

Keywords: Iran, Population, migration, development, Management, City, Rural,

Abstract :

Iran is one of those countries that has affected by population movements in someperiods of it’s long history. These movements were mostly because of wars andinversions. But in recent century the political and economic aspects have dominatedthe mentioned factors. The historical background of migration in Iran has its roots inthe population, economic and political characteristics and the rate of population growthin Iran in comparison with the whole world has been much more. the spatialdistribution of population is so that some of the areas of Iran enjoy more favorablefacilities for the settlement and suitable activities for the settlers. And this fact resultsin the migration from some areas to other areas.The development policies and the management activities are also among the factorsthat have resulted in unequal development and have facilitated the natural conditions inthe absorbing and driving the population from one area to another. To this factorshould be also be added the type of living and the settlement system of the populationfrom the urban and rural point of view and therefore it should be emphasize on thecontinues reduction of the population of the small villages.The great income difference between cities and villages is not only seen in the wholecountry but also among the provinces and inside them and is one of the backgroundmakingfactors for migration. The unsuitable of investment system in different parts ofthe country from one side and the diversity of environmental conditions with socioeconomicand tribal specifications of the country on the other hand are also of such atype that make many problems and difficulties for a comprehensive definition andpolicy-making, and has limited its effects. In such conditions a more exact survey ofthe subject for finding the essential strategies is unavoidable.Key Words: Iran, population, migration, development, city, rural, socio-economic.