List of Articles Rural Districts

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  1 - On the Analysis of the Role of Capacity Making in Reducing the Risk of Natural Hazards (Earthquakes) in Rural Areas (Case Study: Anjirab Rural District. Gorgan County)
  hosein mosazadeh teymur Amar mehdi khodadad
  Rural areas are the first vulnerable region in the face of natural hazards and are not insured against such risks. These areas, depending on their geographical location is affected by specific natural hazards due to more extreme poverty and the limited knowledge and tec More

  Rural areas are the first vulnerable region in the face of natural hazards and are not insured against such risks. These areas, depending on their geographical location is affected by specific natural hazards due to more extreme poverty and the limited knowledge and technology compared to other human settlements against natural hazards are more vulnerable. For this reason, use of the potential of rural areas to reduce vulnerability is imperative. In this regard, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of creating capacity in the Anjirab rural district to reduce the amount of possible damages caused by earthquake. The purpose has been used descriptive - analytical method and field surveys. The study population was Anjirab rural district at Gorgan city which 4 populated village of this rural district, including Mohammadabad, Akbarabad, Zangian and Sadabad is selected and 200 heads of households were selected using Cochran formula and questionnaire was distributed randomly between them. Results obtained using the Friedman test and Spearman Spss software represent Anjirab rural district high capacity in physical- spatial and institutional dimensions. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Status of Empowerment of Villagers in Improving Water Resources Management
  masoumeh pazoki davood sheikhi
  The indicators of the state of water resources and consumption in the agricultural sector indicate the imbalance between supply and demand for water. Through empowerment, Villagers gain more control over their activities and with high power, control over water resources More

  The indicators of the state of water resources and consumption in the agricultural sector indicate the imbalance between supply and demand for water. Through empowerment, Villagers gain more control over their activities and with high power, control over water resources, capacity building and active participation; they are able to properly guide their activities. The present study was conducted to study the position of villager’s empowerment in water resources management and identifying effective indicators in empowerment for sustainable water resources management and grouping of Pakdasht countryside based on water management capability indicators. The statistical population of the study is the villagers of Pakdasht Township. The sample size was 381 and distributed randomly. Data were collected BY using a questionnaire. The result of the review of the average rank of variables showed that the mean of all rankings is higher than the average, which indicates the desired status of research indicators among respondents. The results of one sample t-test also confirmed the mean of the variables. In order to rank components, the coefficient of variation was used that index of decrease of immigration ranked first and production efficiency increase in on farms, gardens and greenhouses ranked the last. In order to group the effect of empowerment on the indices, the fracture technique was used by using coefficient of variation were used and finally, villages were grouped according to the degree of homogeneity in water resource management via cluster analysis. Manuscript profile