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        1 - Investigating the effects and role of non-formal education courses in sustainable rural development Case study: Ahmadabad village, Takht-e Soleiman section of Takab city
        mohamad sadegh oliaee
        Achieving sustainable rural development is not feasible without changing attitudes and intellectual and cultural transformation in a country unless comprehensive training is provided in various areas of jobs in rural areas as well as different styles of the training pro More
        Achieving sustainable rural development is not feasible without changing attitudes and intellectual and cultural transformation in a country unless comprehensive training is provided in various areas of jobs in rural areas as well as different styles of the training process to develop human resources. In addition, its all-encompassing situations should be well recognized, and the necessary coordination should be made between formal and non-formal education, which are considered as the two main components and the basis of learning and development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects and role of non-formal education courses in the sustainable development of rural areas of Ahmadabad rural district of Takab city. The research method used in this research is a combination of documentary and survey methods, and data collection has been done by using direct face-to-face interview techniques and questionnaires. The statistical population of the study is done according to the rules of random sampling and includes residents of six villages of the Ahmadabad rural district. One-sample t-test and regression analysis were used to analyze the relationships between variables. The results show that in the regression fitting model, the coefficient of determination was equal to (0.843), and at the level of 99% was significant, which indicates the positive effect of informal education on the dimensions of independent variables of the research. Values of ß are economic (0.776), social (0.177), and environmental (0.058). Manuscript profile
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        2 - Investigating the Effects and Role of Non-formal Education Courses in Sustainable Rural Development (Case study: Ahmadabad Village, Takht-e Soleiman Eection of Takab City)
        Mohammad Sadeq Oliaie
        Achieving sustainable rural development is not feasible without changing attitudes and intellectual and cultural transformation in a country unless comprehensive training is provided in various areas of jobs in rural areas as well as different styles of the training pro More
        Achieving sustainable rural development is not feasible without changing attitudes and intellectual and cultural transformation in a country unless comprehensive training is provided in various areas of jobs in rural areas as well as different styles of the training process to develop human resources. In addition, its all-encompassing situations should be well recognized, and the necessary coordination should be made between formal and non-formal education, which are considered as the two main components and the basis of learning and development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects and role of non-formal education courses in the sustainable development of rural areas of Ahmadabad rural district of Takab city. The research method used in this research is a combination of documentary and survey methods, and data collection has been done by using direct face-to-face interview techniques and questionnaires. The statistical population of the study is done according to the rules of random sampling and includes residents of six villages of the Ahmadabad rural district. One-sample t-test and regression analysis were used to analyze the relationships between variables. The results show that in the regression fitting model, the coefficient of determination was equal to (0.843), and at the level of 99% was significant, which indicates the positive effect of informal education on the dimensions of independent variables of the research. Values of ß are economic (0.776), social (0.177), and environmental (0.058). Manuscript profile
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        3 - Analysis of the effect of desert tourism on rural areas, Case Study: Rural Areas of Jarghouyeh Olya and Bon Rood of Isfahan Township
        nargis vazin hamid barghi mohammad tabatabaee
        The study evaluates effects of desert tourism on sustainable development of rural areas. The study is of descriptive-analytical . The method for data collection is literature review and survey (questionnaire). The statistical population of the study was consisted of hos More
        The study evaluates effects of desert tourism on sustainable development of rural areas. The study is of descriptive-analytical . The method for data collection is literature review and survey (questionnaire). The statistical population of the study was consisted of host community (rural households), with a sample size of 5540 households in the studied areas. The questionnaires were analyzed using the statistical software of SPSS. For analysis of data and testing of hypothesis used statistical tests of one sample T-test and factor analysis. In addition, its validity is 0.73. The impact of desert tourism on sustainable rural development in the study area analyzed by using of factor analysis and 29 variables, that variables reduced to four factors. The first factor as economic development with variance of 30.61 percent was recognized as the most important factor, that it was affected by desert tourism in rural areas in the studied area. The explanation of the relationship between desert ecotourism and sustainable rural development, the result showed the development of desert ecotourism with a coefficient of 0.621 on economic development, with a coefficient of 0.521 on social development, and with a coefficient of 0.304 on physical-environmental development affected in villages in the studied area. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Building second homes and its impact on the stable, unstable rural settlements Case Study (Shamiran QasranRudbar)
        khaled alipoor محمد ظاهری
        With the development of urbanization and industrialization of countries establishing second homes in rural areas and good weather for wide spread around the big cities. This phenomenon in different dimensions (economic, social, environmental and structural) has affected More
        With the development of urbanization and industrialization of countries establishing second homes in rural areas and good weather for wide spread around the big cities. This phenomenon in different dimensions (economic, social, environmental and structural) has affected the rural areas. Therefore, this study is a descriptive - analytical seeks to create effects on stability and instability in rural settlement second homes QasranRudbar the city Shamiran studied. To achieve this goal, first using a questionnaire that included the variables of economic, social and environmental - physical had been set. Then its validity by experts and its reliability was assessed by Kvrnbakh alpha. As well as sampling (Cochran method) 250questionnaires were distributed among the people to answer the research question. Finally, to analyze data collected by questionnaire, EXCEL, SPSS and factor analysis test was used. The results show that the spread of second homes in the studied area in the Villa building and economic and social aspects of sustainability and environmental causes - physical has led to instability. The most important factor of instability in the region is the contamination of soil and water resources and climate. Finally, to improve the status quo are a few suggestions. Manuscript profile
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        5 - Impact of Tourism of Second Homes on Sustainability and Rural Development with Emphasis on Human Development Indicators, Case Study of Damavand Village Villages
        efat khoshnood Masoud Mahdavi Esmaiel Ghaderi
        The concept of human development is the extension of the process of selecting individuals, and it is argued that the main purpose of development is to promote the true creation of man and to improve the quality of life of individuals. On the other hand, in the last two More
        The concept of human development is the extension of the process of selecting individuals, and it is argued that the main purpose of development is to promote the true creation of man and to improve the quality of life of individuals. On the other hand, in the last two decades, with the prosperity of urbanization and the desire to travel, rural tourism and residence in the countryside has been accelerated and given the nature of the tourism phenomenon of the second homes as part of the rural tourism industry, the development of socio-cultural changes alongside Economic and environmental changes in rural areas that face many challenges and inequalities such as rural-urban migration, poverty, lack of facilities for a decent living, is inevitable. The purpose of the present research is to find the answer to the question of whether tourism in the second homes has an impact on the sustainability and human development of rural areas. And in the event of impact, has increased and improved which indicators of human development in the villages. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Factors affecting participation in forest management programs in rural community in the north of Iran
        Kiomars Sefidi Elaheh Alibabaie Morteza Moridi
        Background and Objective: Nowadays, participation of local communities has been recognized as a suitable approach to reach sustainable forest management. Participation of local communities in conservational projects and forest management can ensure the sustainable manag More
        Background and Objective: Nowadays, participation of local communities has been recognized as a suitable approach to reach sustainable forest management. Participation of local communities in conservational projects and forest management can ensure the sustainable management of forest. Method: This study aims to investigate the factors affecting social acceptability and intention to participate rural communities in forest management using field survey and questionnaire in Najardeh village near the Kheyrood forest in the north of Iran. The conceptual model used in this research was examined by defining 9 hypotheses, modeling structural equations and confirmatory factor analysis. Findings: Statistical test results showed no significant difference between men and women tendencies to participate. Among the whole variables related to the respondents, education and occupational status of people did not show a significant difference in terms of tendency to participate. The results of correlation study and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the subjective norm is the most important factor affecting the tendency of villagers to participate in forest management and social acceptability of the project. Moreover, simplicity of the participation and the perceived usefulness positively and directly affect the tendency of villagers to participate in forestry projects. Discussion and Conclusion: Accordingly, if the goal is to increase rural participation in forestry projects, then building trust and enhancing the knowledge of villagers about the simplicity and usefulness of participation can be helpful. Manuscript profile
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        7 - Investigating the role of agricultural development in sustainable rural development
        Morad KeyKosravi sahar dehyouri Mehdi Mirdamadi
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        8 - Analysis of Factors Preventing and Promoting the Development of Rural Women's Participation, A Case Study: Sardabe Village, Central Part of Ardabil
        Bahram Imani Arastoo Yarihesar Ziba Rohnavaz
        Achieving development goals is impossible without paying attention to the role of women, and rural women play a key role as one of the main actors in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the factors prevent More
        Achieving development goals is impossible without paying attention to the role of women, and rural women play a key role as one of the main actors in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the factors preventing and promoting the development of rural women's participation in Sardaba district. The current research is practical in terms of its purpose, and the method used in it is a combined method with a sequential exploratory approach that uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches. In the first phase, using the qualitative method of qualitative content analysis, the data collected through the review of available sources and interviews, key concepts were extracted from the text of notes and interviews, and during open coding, 18 inhibiting factors and 17 promoting factors were divided into three groups. The main economic, socio-cultural and political factors were identified. Then in the quantitative phase, using the survey method; The extracted indicators were ranked and analyzed. The necessary technique to obtain the required data is library and field (questionnaire). The statistical population of the present study is the population of women in 11 villages of Sardaba village in the central part of Ardabil city with a population of 3179. To determine the sample size, Cochran's formula was used, and according to this formula, the statistical sample number was 345. Structural equation method and Lisrel software were used to analyze the data. The ranking based on the standardized factor load showed that socio-cultural factor with an effect factor of 0.95, political factor with an effect factor of 0.92, and economic factor with an effect factor of 0.89 are the most important factors hindering the development of rural women's participation. In terms of promoting factors, the political factor with an effect factor of 0.94 is the most important promoting factor in the development of rural women's participation. The socio-cultural factor with an effect factor of 0.90 is the second group, followed by the economic factors with an effect factor of 0.86 as factors that promote the development of rural women's participation. Manuscript profile
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        9 - Examining the Views of Employees and Inhabitants of the Village about the Impact Woodcraft the Diversification of the Rural Economy (Case Study: Jowkar District, Malayer County and Hamedan Province)
        seyed Hosein Shahed Ebrahim Fathi nia
        Today, with the decline in natural resources in rural areas, and also the developments in the modernization of natural and human sector, particularly among the young and educated people, has led to the specifications and different views in the field of employment and in More
        Today, with the decline in natural resources in rural areas, and also the developments in the modernization of natural and human sector, particularly among the young and educated people, has led to the specifications and different views in the field of employment and income arise between people. As a result, the capacity crowd of villages reduced and thus the wave of migration to the cities villagers in decades, the problems in the development of villages and towns. because of the existing workshops in the village of 9, which amounted to 150 workshop, study, and by the formula Cochrane with a margin of error of 5 percent of the 17235 people, 380 (people) of the sample volume that were selected to achieve the results of the principles and scientific 190 questionnaire practitioners of the village and 190 questionnaire was full of the village's residents. and stability them by Cronbach's method of 0.890 professionals and 0.935 residents confirmed and data collected by Excel software, gis, spss, and testing T, 5 study includes indicators of employment, income, poverty reduction, the agricultural activities and diversity of economic activities, which have after determining the appropriate for them through questionnaires. research results showed that the formation of wooden industries workshops in the countryside in order to build and strengthen the rural economy and diversify it, from the perspective of in wooden industries and residents of the village is positive and these industries have managed with differences in income index and reduce poverty exists between the two groups have a positive influence on the diversification of the economy have studied villages. Manuscript profile
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        10 - The Zoning of Economic Sustainability Levels of Rural Settlements (Case study: Qom Province)
        hadi gharagozlou Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli farhad azizpour hamid jalalian
        AbstractThe sustainability of rural settlements depends on its economic sustainability. Today, sustainable economic development is considered as the main economic objective in the planning of developing countries. The prerequisite for planning for economic stabilization More
        AbstractThe sustainability of rural settlements depends on its economic sustainability. Today, sustainable economic development is considered as the main economic objective in the planning of developing countries. The prerequisite for planning for economic stabilization of villages is to be aware of their position and ability in this dimension. Accordingly, the present study is to analyze and measure the spatial levels of Economic Sustainability rural settlements located in Qom province. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of the method of research. The statistical population of the study includes inhabited villages of Qom province. For weighing the indicators of the research the F'ANP model has been utilized; by using the multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) method WASPAS indicators were integrated and the final indicator of development was determined. Determining the spatial pattern of sustainable economic development was conducted by cluster analysis method using ARC GIS software; linear regression was utilized to measure the effective factors in the final indicator of development. Besides, EXCEL, SPSS and MATLAB software were used as analysis tools. The results of this study showed rural settlements of Qom province are not in desirable position in terms of economic sustainability. In terms of sustainability, the studied Rural also differed significantly, indicating spatial inequality in terms of economic sustainability levels. Also, the impact of the factors studied was not as high as that. So that some factors have a greater impact on the economic sustainability of the studied rural. Manuscript profile
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        11 - Tourism and the Livability of Rural Space (A Comparative Study in Peri-Urban settlements of Birjand)
        Mohammad Hajipour Fatemeh Khosravi mahmood falsoleyman
        Introduction: Rural and non-urban settlements have long been confronted with structural challenges and functional issues. Presently, their "instability" has emerged as a major challenge for the space planning and management system. "Tourism development" is regarded as a More
        Introduction: Rural and non-urban settlements have long been confronted with structural challenges and functional issues. Presently, their "instability" has emerged as a major challenge for the space planning and management system. "Tourism development" is regarded as an indispensable strategy in many countries to promote sustainability and enhance livability in rural and peri-urban areas.Research aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of tourism on the livability of tourist destination settlements in Pirasher Birjand and compare it with a number of control villages (non-tourism villages) with a comparative approach.Research methodology: This is a documentary and survey research with an applied nature, and its method is a combination of descriptive and analytical methods. The tool for collecting information at the level of the studied settlements is a questionnaire, which has been used after checking and confirming its validity and reliability. The studied settlements include fourteen tourist destination villages in Pirasher Birjand and seven Shahid villages.Results: According to the findings, the livability status of the tourist destination villages in Birjand Pirasher has a significant difference with the control villages, and the overall livability index was higher in the tourist destination villages. Also, there is a significant difference between the four dimensions of livability (social, environmental, physical and economic). In general, it can be concluded that tourism has a positive effect on livability in peri-urban areas, and this effect takes place directly through the mechanism of changes in the employment status and income of residents of peri-urban settlements. The impact of tourism on the livability of rural areas has "spatial and geographical nationality".Conclusion: Finally, diversification of business fields in rural areas, especially Pirasher, can play a key role in changing and improving the livability of settlements. Manuscript profile
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        12 - The Role of NGOs in rural youths and women Empowerment (Case of Ardogash Village)
        majid yasoori
        The strategy of sustainable development is aimed at the utilization of capabilities in rural communities to help meet the material and intellectual needs while establishing equilibrium between the constituents of local residence system (including ecological, social, eco More
        The strategy of sustainable development is aimed at the utilization of capabilities in rural communities to help meet the material and intellectual needs while establishing equilibrium between the constituents of local residence system (including ecological, social, economic and institutional elements). Different reasons, including incapability, cause the absence of village-dwellers in the process of designing and implementing rural development plans. Empowerment and acquiring the skills of optimal utilization of local resources in total lay the groundwork for the facilitation of participation. One of the most important styles of rural empowerment is the establishment of local institutions (Non Governmental Organizations). Learning about the grounds of forming and developing local foundations and the roles they play in the process of rural development and promotion is prominently important in the course of sustainable development, particularly for the rural youths and women. The present field research has been carried out in the villages of Orduqash rural district with special focus on the Club of Young Farmers as the only active institution in the region. (The participants filled out 60 questionnaires and answered the interview questions.) Results of the present study indicate that the institute has brought about the means of staging educational programs, setting up the centers of social activity such as horticultural crops' packaging center, launching special groups of entrepreneurship, forming cultural and athletic groups etc. These activities have been effectual in the development of abilities and skills, particularly among the rural youths and women, the growth of incomes and creation of new jobs which can collectively contribute to the realization of sustainable rural development.  Manuscript profile