scholarly journals Socio-Economic Structures Affecting Resilience of Rural Settlements to Earthquake (Case Study: Kanduleh, Sahneh County)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-70
Author(s):  
Somayyeh Azimi ◽  
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Mohammad Akbarpour ◽  
Aeizh Azmi ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Resilience Indicators ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Purpose: The proper planning for disaster management in local communities does not merely address the vulnerability of the areas and requires the understanding of resilience. This is because identifying the resilience indicators and assessing the strengths and weaknesses if properly managed, can reduce the vulnerability of each community to natural disasters. Methods: This is an applied research in terms of purpose and has a descriptive-analytical nature and is conducted using the survey method and questionnaire tool. The collected data are analyzed by SPSS software. In this study, the researchers investigate the socio-economic structures affecting the resilience of rural settlements and rank the villages of the region in terms of resilience using the TOPSIS FUZZY method by applying the resilience indicators in different dimensions (social, economic, institutional-infrastructural, etc.). The statistical population includes all 18 inhabited villages of Kanduleh County which are studied by random sampling. Results: The results indicate the low resilience level of Kanduleh villages, and the economic and social factors have a significant role in increasing the resilience of the rural settlements. In addition, there was a significant correlation between different socio-economic, infrastructural and institutional dimensions, social capital, etc. However, there was no significant relationship between the service factor and the dependent variable of socio-economic factors in the villages. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the villages of this district were ranked into 8 levels. Tazeh Abad had the highest resilience among the villages, while Kortavij Olya had the lowest resilience.

In search of a world-class university in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare ◽  
Javad Pourkarimi ◽  
Gholamreza Zaker Salehi ◽  
Sahba Rezaeian
Keyword(s):  
Data Gathering ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Comprehensive Universities ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine faculty members’ views about the assessment of world-class university components in Iran’s comprehensive universities. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a descriptive methodology by using a survey method. The statistical population consisted of 8,548 faculty members of comprehensive universities all over Iran. Considering the large size of the population, the comprehensive universities were categorized into five clusters (North, South, East, West and Center). The authors selected the faculty members from different clusters using Cochran’s formula. A total of 367 faculty members were selected from five clusters. For data gathering, a researcher-designed questionnaire was used. In data analysis, statistical procedures including the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, one-sample t-test, and Friedman test were performed. Findings The findings of the research showed that except for academic freedom, other components of world-class university in Iran’s comprehensive universities were lower than the mean. Practical implications The case study showed how Iran’s comprehensive universities can become world-class universities. The methods of this case study can also be used in other fields. Originality/value This study adds to the knowledge of a world-class universities. Therefore to reach a desired level in comprehensive universities’ preparation for converting to a world-class university, it is essential that the policy makers and organizers of Iran’s higher education system pay greater attention to items such as research motivation, research innovation, research budget increase, authority reduction on various university departments, internet bandwidth increase and laboratory facilities increase.

scholarly journals Explaining the Effects of Industrial Estates on the Sustainability of Rural Settlements: A case study of Binaloud Industrial Estate in Mashhad

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-315
Author(s):  
Mahdi Jahani Sani ◽  
Majid Najib Davandeh ◽  
Abolfazl Behniafar
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
P Value ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Industrial Areas ◽  
Industrial Estates ◽  
Industrial Estate ◽  
Mashhad City ◽  
The Impact

<p>The development of industrial areas in villages can have many positive socio-economic effects. Results of studies indicate an improvement in the living conditions of villagers after the establishment of industrial areas in villages. Establishment of industrial estates in different provinces of the country has been followed by numerous environmental, economic, social, and physical effects on the region, especially the rural community. Thus, the present study seeks to do a case study concerning the effects of Binaloud Industrial Estate on the sustainability of rural settlements in Ahmadabad district of Mashhad city while considering the place and importance of industrial estates in rural areas. This research is an applied study in terms of purpose, whose results can be used in planning. For measuring the effects of industrial estates, three economic, social and environmental dimensions have been taken into account, which have been evaluated by multiple questions in the questionnaire. Thus, of 58 villages existing in Ahmadabad district of Mashhad city where Binaloud Industrial Estate has been located (research statistical population), 42 villages were selected. To determine the number of sample villages, demographic factor (villages with more than 100 inhabitants) was used. Then, considering the factor of distance dimension and access to Binaloud Industrial Estate, 10 villages were selected out of 42 villages and were used as the population of the research sample. Based on Cochran formula, unlimited population size is used to determine the sample size. Accordingly, the sample size was obtained to be 279. The sample size of each village has been calculated with regard to the proportion of the size of households in each village. In order to compare the average of respondents’ opinions regarding the effect of industrial estates on the sustainability of rural settlements, comparison of the average of this variable (including three economic, social and environmental dimensions) was done with the aid of t-test with number 3 (medium), whose results indicated that p-value divided by 2 of this test is lower than 0.05 and t-statistic is positive (16.732). Hence, it can be concluded that the creation of industrial estates is effective in the sustainability of rural settlements; that is, the research hypothesis is approved with 95% confidence. Ultimately, the impact of the industrial estate on the studied villages is greater in the social and economic dimensions, and in the environmental dimension, the industrial estate has had a significant impact on only 3 villages (Avareshk, Seidabad and Fakhr Davoud). </p>

scholarly journals The Role of School Building Donors in Financing Education: Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Anvar Rasoleian ◽  
Ebrahim Mansoori
Keyword(s):  
Data Gathering ◽  
School Building ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Financial Power ◽  
Financing Education

The current research was aimed at determining the role of school building donorsin financing education in the Western Azerbayjan. The present research is a survey type research and the statistical population of this research included all principals and deputies of education offices in the Western Azerbayjan who amounted to 144 people according to the announcement by the education site. To determine the volume of the sample, given the fact the statistical population was limited, all people were tested; however due to lack of cooperation by some of the subjects, the number of 100 people was chosen to compose the final sample. Data gathering was done by using the researcher made questionnaire for the variable of role of school building donors in financing education with the reliability coefficient of 0/828. Also, to analyze the data, the SPSS software in proportion to the level of measurement, descriptive statistics at the descriptive level, and univariate t coefficient at the explained analytical level were used. The results of testing the first hypothesis suggested that participation in school building affairs would reduce education related crises (Sig=0/001); cash and non-cash contributions by donors would increase the educational financial power (Sig=0/001); elimination of existing obstacles and shortcomings would increase participation in school building affairs (Sig=0/001) and reinforcement of spiritual and eternal motivation would cause motivation for building schools (Sig=0/001).

scholarly journals Effects of Hadi Project Implementation on the Resilience of Rural Settlements in Oraman, Sarvabad

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-163
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Friedman Test ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Resilience Indicators

INTRODUCTION: Resilience is recognized as the potential capacity of a system or community to adapt or resist change in order to maintain an appropriate level of performance and structure. Moreover, governments adopt a variety of strategies to mitigate the effects of natural disasters. In this regard, the rural Hadi project is an efficient method for rural physical management. The present study aimed to assess the effects of Hadi project implementation on rural resilience. METHODS: The current study sought to investigate the effect of Hadi project implementation on the resilience of rural settlements in the villages of Oraman district. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted based on survey design. The statistical population of the present study consisted of the heads of households living in Oraman Takht district in which the Hadi project has been implemented at least 5 years ago. The participants were selected via the convenience sampling method. The data were analyzed using factor analysis, indexing, chi-square, Friedman test, and stepwise regression. FINDINGS: Based on the results, the rural Hadi project had a positive significant effect on all the considered indicators (α=0.05). The effect size of this project on different dimensions of resilience was as follows: social resilience (257.45), economic resilience (208.95), institutional resilience (115.86), and environmental-physical resilience (196.69). Furthermore, a high correlation (0.993) was detected between the independent variable and the dependent variable. According to Friedman test, the greatest effect was exerted on the environmental-physical (3.23), institutional (3.00), economic (1.94), and social (1.51) dimensions, respectively. CONCLUSION: As evidenced by the obtained results, the implementation of the rural Hadi project affected all rural resilience indicators. The implementation of this project exerted the most and least significant impact on the physical-environmental and social indicators, respectively. In fact, the implementation of this project is one of the effective methods for the enhancement of rural resilience indicators. Confirmatory factor analysis also verified the positive effect of Hadi project implementation on resilience indicators

scholarly journals The Role of Services and Facilities in Population Sustainability of Rural Settlements (Case Study: The Villages in Central Region of Birjand city)

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Hossein Hashemi ◽  
Hamid Jafari ◽  
Mohammad Ali Ahmadian
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Population Decrease ◽  
The Social ◽  
Population Sustainability

The studies show that today, the process of the social-economic changes and the increasing dynamism and replacement of the human groups have led to the changes in the rural areas. Therefore, the issue that basically, which factors have been effective on population sustainability in the rural settlements has been always arisen. The current study also has sought to find answer to this question. The current study is of descriptive-analytical type in terms of the methodology. The statistical population of the current study is all the villages in central zone of Birjand City which have had a population of more than 100 people (89 villages) according to 2016’s census. In order to determine the sample size, firstly 9 rural settlements in central zone of Birjand City which had the highest population decrease during 2006 to 2016, were selected. Then, based on the number of households in these 9 villages (691 households), 247 households were chosen according to Cochran Formula, to fill in the questionnaire, and finally, the samples were distributed by the stratified random sampling based on the ratio of each village’s household share. The descriptive-inferential method by the use of the SPSS was utilized for data analysis. The results indicated that the services and facilities have had a significant role in population sustainability of the rural settlements.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR SOSIAL EKONOMI YANG MEMOTIVASI PETANI DALAM USAHATANI LADA (Piper nigrum L.) (Studi Kasus di Kawasan Perbatasan Desa Bambangan Kecamatan Sebatik Barat Kabupaten Nunukan) (Socio-economic Factors Motivating Farmers in Pepper Farming (Piper nigrum L.) (Case Study in Border Area of Bambangan Village West Sebatik Subdistrict Nunukan District)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
ERIMUS DAMASUS ◽  
MIDIANSYAH EFFENDI
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Education Profession ◽  
Socio Economic Factors ◽  
Work Opportunity

Pepper is one of the leading commodity in Indonesia especially in North Kalimantan Province. Pepper becomes world trade commodity so that motivates farmers to do pepper farming. Motivation is influenced by several social and economic factors namely education, profession, work opportunity,  market, selling price, and income. This study aimed to determine the socio-economic factors motivating farmers to do pepper farming in Bambangan Village, West Sebatik Subdistrict, Nunukan District. The study was conducted from June until August 2018 in Bambangan Village, West Sebatik Subdistrict, Nunukan District. The research method was done by simple random sampling with 33 respondents. Data analysis used Likert scale with three indicators of socio-economic that motivate farmers in the application of pepper farming. The result showed that social factors determine with a score of 1,022 or equal to 30.96 motivate farmers in the application of pepper farming and economic factors determine with a score 717 or equal to 21.72. Socio factors is dominant of work opportunity with a score of 96.96%. Socio-economic factors determine the motivation of farmers in the application of pepper farming in Bambangan Village. 

scholarly journals Studying the Effective Factors on Quality of Human Sources Training Plans (Case study: Employees of Iran's Saderat Bank- Tehran's West Superintendence)

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Mina Jamshidi Avanaki ◽  
Kolsoom Najafifar
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Effective Factors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Spss Software

The purpose of this paper is to study the effective factors on quality of human sources training plans. Current research in terms of purpose is applicable and in terms of nature, it is descriptive and correlation kind and in terms of method, it is a survey research. The statistical population includes all employees who work in Saderat Bank of Tehran's west superintendence that the total number was 200 persons. The sample size was selected 131 persons according to Cochran's formula and the sampling method was simple random. In order to collect the data, the researcher-made questionnaire with 37 items in the form of 5-degree Likert spectrum from too high to too low was used. The face and content validity of questionnaire was confirmed by some of the experts and knowledgeable persons. Since Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for the variables of curriculums (0.875), training environment (0.942), work environment (0.759), personality characteristics of trainees (0.901), quality of in-service training plans (0.867) was obtained higher than 0.7, therefore the reliability of the questionnaire is confirmed. In order to analyze the data, one-sample t-test and two-variable linear Regression with spss software were used. The results indicated the variables of curriculums with β coefficient of 0.068 percent, training environment with β coefficient of 0.379 percent, work environment with β coefficient of 0.762 percent and personality characteristics of trainees with β coefficient of 0.241 percent have the power of predicting the dependent variable changes of in-service training plans quality. The adjusted explanation coefficient was 0.980 that indicated 4 independent variables of the research have been able to predict 98 percent of dependent variable changes.

scholarly journals Research on strategies of sport event sponsorship

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4 (31)) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Joanna Jedel
Keyword(s):  
Study Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Corporate Sponsorship ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Sport Event ◽  
Sports Sponsorship ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Case Study Data

The purpose of this article is to analyse and understand sports sponsorship based on a study of corporate sponsorship and its strategies. The paper adopts the survey method to present the power of sports sponsorship, examine enterprise-sponsored sports and the purpose of sponsorship. This research will rely on the literature and case-study data drawn from specific instances of sports sponsorship. Methodology – This research study takes advantage of the survey method, questionnaires, SPSS software, comparative analysis, literature review, contrastive analysis, descriptive statistics, comparison, inference and conclusion. Findings – Attempt to find a relation between television broadcast, corporate logo, and the correlation of cumulative audience, the level of competition, athletes; determine the significance of individual factors; determine the degree of correlation between the impact of a sports event on the image of the sponsor.

scholarly journals Analysis Causes of the Incidence and Compare Social, Economic, Physical Characteristics of Informal Settlements, Case Study: City of Marivan in Kurdistan Province

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 233-242
Author(s):  
Farzad Veisi
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Rural Migrants ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The City

Informal settlements are one of the problems of urban management in developing countries. Various theories about the causes and management of these settlements have been proposed. The most important of these theories, new socialist, liberal and dependency can be noted. The theory that argues for mandatory clearing informal settlement is not logical. Empowerment approach to be interested by countries and international organizations, and successful examples of this approach, with emphasis on the internal dynamics of these communities has been experienced. This paper tries to analyze the causes of marginalization and social, economic and spatial characteristics of informal settlement of Marivan city in Kurdistan province. Research areas consist of 4 region of Marivan informal settlement (Kosar,tape Mosk , sardoshiha, Tefine) sample size based on Cochran formula is 320 samples that Randomly and in four districts have been selected. Reasons for residents that they living in such places and social, economic characteristics of marginalized communities collected and entered into SPSS software and have been analyzed. The results show that more than 50 percent of residents in informal settlement areas of the city have come to this neighborhood. The main factor in the development of these four areas is not rural migrants. The highest levels of rural migrants from the neighborhood Tefin are that only 47% of residents are immigrants. The results suggest the great differences in social, economic and physical characteristics of slums. Among neighborhoods communities tapa Mosk and Tefini in the index close to each other and compare to two other neighborhoods are poor.

scholarly journals THE APPEARANCE OF PLACE IDENTITY IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE BY USING THE NATURAL FACTORS (A CASE STUDY OF YASOUJ)

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Karimi Moshaver ◽  
Farshad Negintaji ◽  
Hamid Reza Zeraatpisheh
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Natural Factors ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
High Level

This study has examined the effects of natural factors (urban landscape) on the place identity. In order to perform this, the place identity has been measured and also its relationship with the components of natural factors, absolute elements, living elements and natural elements have been measured. The study is descriptive and the statistical population has been Yasouj which is a city in Iran. To analyze the data the SPSS software has been used. The results have been investigated in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. In the inferential statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient has been used to evaluate the research hypotheses. In this study, the variable of place identity is in high level and the natural factors are also in high level which these results indicate a positive relationship between place identity and natural factors. The results indicate that natural factors have significant role on Yasouj landscape and also increase the place identity. It can be inferred that the development of natural factors and reaching it to the qualified level will develop the place identity.

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