journal of sustainable rural development

journal of sustainable rural development

Factors Influencing Economic Development in Surrounding Villages( A Case Study of Ramshar New City, Southeast Iran)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Gholam Ali Khammar 1
Nasrin Khaje Mahmoudi 2
Mustafa Eistgaldi 1
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran.
2 MSc student, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran.
10.22034/jsrd.2024.461877.1188
Abstract
Purpose: This research was conducted to identify the factors influencing the economic development of surrounding villages, with emphasis on the particular region in the southeast of Iran (Case Study: the new city of Ramshar, Sistan).
Methods: the current research, in terms of the goal, is applied and has an interpretive and analytical nature, and in terms of method, it is in the group of qualitative and quantitative research. In order to analyze the data, grounded theory, the Delphi method, and combined models (F-ARAS + F-COPRAS) have been used.
Results: From the results of Grounded Theory, categories (development of innovation in businesses related to the region, attention to financial resources and village people's access to information and benefits of the particular region) as causal factors, categories (existence of infrastructure, social empowerment) villagers, environmental-economic factors) as contextual factors, categories (integrated management, decentralized approach and attention to the capacities and capabilities of villages in the particular area of ​​the new city of Ramshar), as influential intervening factors in economic development Surrounding villages were identified with emphasis on the specific area of ​​the new town of Ramshar, among them; Environmental-economic factors with a weight of 72.54 and attention to financial resources with a weight of 72.00 have respectively assigned the most and the most minor importance in the economic development of the surrounding villages with an emphasis on the particular area of ​​the new city of Ramshar.
Conclusion: The particular area of ​​the new city of Ramshar has been created to support economic activities, establish international trade relations, and promote mobility in the regional economy, as well as the production and processing of goods, etc., and because of its proximity to the border areas, it is more attractive for Afghan businessmen. At the same time, it has created many opportunities for rural areas, but what is essential is that there are factors that can guarantee the economic development of the villages around the new city of Ramsar.
Keywords
influential factors
economic development
surrounding villages
a particular area of the new city of Ramshar
Sistan
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journal of sustainable rural development
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
Autumn and Winter
Autumn 2024
Pages 249-258