Impacts of land reform on rural morphology (Case study: Shian village, Kermanshah province)
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education ResearchNosrat Azizi 1 , farahnaz rostami 2 , shahpar geravandi 3 , lida sharafi 4
1 - 1. MS. C. of rural Development, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
2 - 2- Associate professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
3 - 3- Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
4 - 4- Ph.D., Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Keywords: Land reform, Crop structure, Agronomic morphology, Shian rural,
Abstract :
Abstract Land reform in the 40s is one of the most important development programs in the country which was implemented as the most comprehensive and serious action in the Iranian agriculture and had effects on rural morphology. Therefore, the present study has analyzed the effects of land reform on the morphological structure of Shiyan rural area. The present qualitative research is of descriptive-analytical. The study population consisted of informants and people over 50 years old in the area who had sufficient knowledge about land reform. Using purpose sampling, data were collected through in-depth individual interviews, semi-structured interviews, documentation, and field evidence. Data were analyzed using graph and analysis of interviews and photos. The results of this study showed that land reform has changed the morphology of the village in terms of agricultural morphology, housing and architecture and village texture. Thus, the fragmentation of cultivation units, the disappearance of commercial cultivation of single products and the creation of cultivation diversity, caused a change in the cultivation pattern and production tools in this village. Also, the use of urban architecture and non-native materials in the reconstruction of housing has changed the use of housing and destroyed the original identity of the village. On the other hand, the texture of the village has changed and crawled towards the main road. Therefore, it is recommended that planners and policy makers of rural development programs, before designing and implementing such programs, consider the environmental conditions and capacities of the region and, accordingly, provide proprietary applications.
