Analysis of the impact of border bazaars on the sustainable livelihood of residents (Case study: Chazaba bazaar)

Subject Areas : Urban Futurology

Ehsan Moradi ¹ , Marzieh Mowgli ^{2 *} , Mohammad Ibrahim Afifi ³

1 - PhD student, Department of Geography and Planning, Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch, Larestan, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Larestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Larestan, Iran

Received: 2024-08-28 Accepted : 2025-07-10 Published : 2025-10-22

Keywords: Border Market, Sustainable Livelihood, Sustainable Development, Chazabeh Market.,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of border bazaars on the sustainable livelihood of the residents (the case of Chazabeh bazaar). This research is applied in terms of purpose, in terms of descriptive-survey method and in terms of field data collection. The statistical population of the research was the residents of Bazarche Chazaba area (age range 15 to 50 years old), from which 384 people (192 women and 192 men) were determined as a sample using Cochran's sample size formula for an unlimited population. were randomly selected. The tool used was a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity was confirmed by experts using the content-dependent method, and its reliability coefficient was estimated using the Cronbach's alpha formula of 0.8. Descriptive and inferential statistics (one-sample t-test, independent t-test and Friedman's test) were used to analyze the data. The findings of the research showed that the impact of Chazaba border market on the sustainable livelihood of the residents of the region was less than average (2.86 out of 5). And there was no significant difference between the views of women and men in this regard. The impact of Chazaba border market on the dimensions of sustainable livelihood are: physical capital (3.24 out of 5), human capital (2.93 out of 5); social capital (3.01 out of 5); natural capital (2.76 out of 5) and financial capital (2.38 out of 5).

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