Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
Abstract
The main problem in sustainable utilization of natural resources is understanding the complex situation and relationships of the various stakeholders involved in the implementation of projects. In this regard, social network analysis is one of the sociological approaches to investigate organizational relationship. In this study, the social network of information exchange and participation of eleven organizations involved in the management of natural resources of Behbahan county was examined. first questionnaires were distributed among the organizations and rated on a Likert scale based on the presence or absence of connection. Then, using the Ucinet 6.528 software, the indicators at the macro, intermediate and micro levels of the networks were calculated. The results showed that the density of information exchange and participation networks was medium and low, respectively, while in both links, the reciprocity and transitivity indices were evaluated as very high and high. The average geodesic distance index for both links was in the optimal range, indicating the desired speed of information circulation and participation in the network. Also, in both networks, the Agriculture Jihad, Natural Resources, Water, Rural Cooperatives, Governorate and Tribal Affairs organization were identified as the main and central actors, and the Environment, Meteorology, Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare organizations and Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, and Behbahan Agricultural research Station were identified as and peripheral actors. At the level of stakeholders ‘network, the governorate generally has high authority and influence with the highest amount of centrality and also has the highest role of control and mediation in the network.
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