Analysis of the sustainability level of rural settlements (Case study: Mobarakeh County)

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors
MOHAMMAD REZA SHAFIEE 1
behroz Mohammadi Yeganeh 2
Hossein Farahani 2
Mehdi Cheraghi 3
1 Employee
2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
10.30470/jrdes.2025.2068722.1090
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the sustainability of rural settlements in Mobarakeh County. Two methods were used to collect data: library (document review and data collection from villages) and field (questionnaire completion). The statistical population of the present study consists of all heads of households in rural settlements. Using the Cochran formula and random sampling method, 365 heads of households in rural settlements were selected as samples. SPSS software (one-sample T-test and Kruskal-Wallis) and Arc GIS were used to analyze and process the collected data. The results of the analysis at the dimension level show that from the perspective of household heads, the physical dimension is the most stable dimension with an average of 3.41, followed by the social dimension with an average of 3.13, which is in the next stage of stability, and the economic and environmental dimensions are not of good desirability because their numerical averages are lower than the desired number (3). Based on the results of the one-sample T-test and Kruskal-Wallis, the most stable village among the rural settlements in the studied area is Abro village with an average of 3.80, and Brouzad village is at the lowest level of instability among the rural settlements in the studied area with an average of 2.44.
Keywords
Rural Development
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Isfahan Province
Sustainability Indicators

  • Receive Date 19 August 2025
  • Revise Date 19 November 2025
  • Accept Date 14 December 2025
  • Publish Date 14 December 2025