Elham Akbari; Leila Avazpour
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In the last two decades, the concept of social capital has been emphasized through its connection with the basic social components, including awareness, participation, trust, cohesion and social network, in the direction of the sustainable development of societies, especially local societies; Therefore, ...
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In the last two decades, the concept of social capital has been emphasized through its connection with the basic social components, including awareness, participation, trust, cohesion and social network, in the direction of the sustainable development of societies, especially local societies; Therefore, to achieve sustainable local development, having social capital is essential. Considering the importance of this issue and relying on numerous problems and deficiencies at the level of villages in dry areas, this article analyzes the dynamics of social capital in the establishment of local sustainable development in the dry area of southern Kerman based on the method of social network analysis in two periods before and after. It has implemented the community-oriented project of empowering local communities in three villages of Gaubnan, Chahan and Chah Nasir of Qalaganj city. First, by completing the questionnaire and direct interview with the local stakeholders (the heads of the rural microcredit fund), the required data was collected. Then, outgroup social capital was investigated based on trust and participation links using quantitative and mathematical indicators of the macro level of the network (density index and E-I). The results show the increase of density index and improvement of out-group relations in the stage after the implementation of the project and strengthening the amount of out-gro, to realize rich outgroup social capital in this society, because the social dimension of development It is not possible to be sustainable without taking into account the social capital and the participation of that area.
jamileh salimi; Ali Salajegheh; Arash Malekian; Abdolmotalleb Rezaei
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Studying human and social dimension in the management of natural resources, including water resources has been accompanied by growth and development during past several decades. So, we require planning and policy making for the sustainable management of water resources for achieving human and ecological ...
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Studying human and social dimension in the management of natural resources, including water resources has been accompanied by growth and development during past several decades. So, we require planning and policy making for the sustainable management of water resources for achieving human and ecological sustainability of water resources. Because of human and environmental components, managing the natural resources is very difficult and complicated. For effective management of water resources, cooperation of local beneficiaries is necessary. Accordingly, the social network analysis has been noted in the analysis of local stakeholders for sustainable management of water resources. The purpose of this study is social monitoring of local water beneficiaries network in Doroodzan watershed downstream using social network analysis. This analysis is based on trust and cooperation links and using quantitative and mathematical network indicators in macro-level. Based on the results, the density of local stakeholders of water resources in the relationship of trust and participation in the village of Kuh Sabz and Kare-Tawi was 68.8% and 66.2%, 60.1% and 55%, respectively, and the rate of reciprocity in these villages is 71.1% and 60.2%, respectively. . It is necessary to amplification social capital as main source of problem solving and sustainable water management realization.
roya vazirian; Ali Akbar Karimian; Alireza Afshani; Mohammad-Taghi Dastorani
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In Collaborative management of arid regions, it is necessary to analyze the social relationships between farmers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and analyze the social network of farmers in trust links and to participate in irrigation, marketing and cultivation activities in three villages ...
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In Collaborative management of arid regions, it is necessary to analyze the social relationships between farmers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and analyze the social network of farmers in trust links and to participate in irrigation, marketing and cultivation activities in three villages of Aryan, Hareth Abad and Robat Sarpush in Sabzevar. For this purpose,in the firstusing with qualitative studies of survey approach,direct observation method and target population interview were identified. Then, the quantitative network analysis method, four important indices consist of "density", "reciprocity", "transitivity" and "average geodesic distance" in the links of trust and participation in agricultural activities of the farmers' network were evaluated. According to the results, the density of the four transplants was higher in Aryan village than the other villages, which is indicating more social cohesion in this village. The results of reciprocity and transitivity indexed in the studied links show more balance, equilibrium and stability of the network in Aryan village than the other villages, thus there is more social capital in this village. The average geodetic distance results also indicate the most favorable geodetic distance among the farmers in Aryan village. Increasing the cohesion and solidarity of these villages will speed up the flow of information and exchange, as well as increase social capital in them, and will help people to coordinate and access each other with less cost and time. Therefore, reinforcing trust and social participation is essential for increasing social capital as a necessity for participatory management
Amir Alambeigi; Mohsen Malekli
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The phenomenon of climate change, especially the drought in Iran during the past decades are increasingly on the rise. In this respect the role of institutions and institutional entrepreneurship in areas that suffer from drought are can be used as the perfect solution for the management of drought. The ...
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The phenomenon of climate change, especially the drought in Iran during the past decades are increasingly on the rise. In this respect the role of institutions and institutional entrepreneurship in areas that suffer from drought are can be used as the perfect solution for the management of drought. The aim of this study was to analyze the institutional management of drought with approach of social network analysis. The statistical research community is smallholder farmers of Saveh town. The dominant statistical method in this study is to measure and extract the total network indexes through the network analysis technique. Based on information obtained from the institutional rankings were determined that the most current information on educational information network two-sided with ministry of agriculture and veterinary. In the context of the flow of information, banks and credit institutions support the centrality of the ranking. In terms of information flow as well as the largest specialized veterinary related role information to current technical and specialized in order to catch up with climate change. The research results show that the different dimensions of social networks effect on the mobilization of resources and on the other hand, the lack of institutional entrepreneurship can damage caused by climate change will intensify. At the end, suggestions are made to improve the management of droughts.
