Stability of security in border areas villages of Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

حسین  مختاری هشی ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه اصفهان)
Narges  Vazin ² (Lecturer of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Isfahan)
Mostafa  Ghaderi Hajat ³ (پژوهشگر قطب علمی جغرافیای سیاسی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس)

Received: 2017-03-29 Accepted : 2017-08-11 Published : 2017-08-23

Keywords: Sistan and Baluchestan province, Border areas, Rural areas, Sustainable development, Stability of security,

Abstract :

Security is a concept that includes all aspects and dimensions of human life. Establishment of security in geographical spaces requires special measures and plans and is relates with many issues such as economical security, political and military security, social security, health security and environmental security. Sistan and Baluchestan province, due to the special geographical position, is very vulnerable in terms of security and in recent years has seen an increase in violence and armed conflict by militant groups. Although the roots of unrests are consider as political issues, but cannot ignore the effect of economic deprivation and low development indicators. In general we can say that there is a greater incidence of insecurity in underdeveloped contexts. Considering that more than 50 percent of the population of this Sistan and Balochistan province still lives in rural areas and rural population growth in the region is high, therefore, to achieve sustainable security we should consider security issues in rural areas. The results indicate that rural areas of this province have faced several challenges in different aspects of security, economic, social and environmental vulnerability. For sustainable security in rural areas, it is necessary that rural development strategy should be considered.