Owner & Primary Publisher: University of Tehran; Journal of Rural Research 2008-7373 8 1 2017 03 21 Analysis of Sustainability Strategies of Range From Organizational View for Sustainable Development (Case Study: South Khorasan Province) Analysis of Sustainability Strategies of Range From Organizational View for Sustainable Development (Case Study: South Khorasan Province) 38 53 62139 FA Mahmoud Fall Solayman Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran. Hojat Allah Sadeghi PhD Candidate, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Izeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Izeh, Iran. Mohammad Haseli PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Fatemeh Amiri MSc. Student, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2016 05 08 The current paper aimed at assessing the capacities and limitations of the model ranges in South Khorasan province (SWOT) that consisted of four components of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Method study is based on objective, applied based on the nature and methods of descriptive analytic. That's rangelands components associated with these concepts were determined. Fifty experts in organizations and research centers associated with different areas of expertise. A weighted ranking based on SWOT, evaluated the importance of these factors to determine the positive and negative points rangelands were identified. The results showed that the potential for development and solve the problems of South Khorasan rangeland is somewhat provided. Based on the most important factor of strengths, doing point operations ranges with value 0.548. The most important strength, the factor of type dominant livestock and Surplus depends to range with value of 0.384. Most important opportunity to have traditional and indigenous knowledge to restoring ranges with value 0.388 and Most important threat is the lack of precipitation and the continuing drought and loss of valuable rangeland production potential with value 0.4. Offensive strategy was determined as the best strategy for the management and development of ranges. The current paper aimed at assessing the capacities and limitations of the model ranges in South Khorasan province (SWOT) that consisted of four components of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Method study is based on objective, applied based on the nature and methods of descriptive analytic. That's rangelands components associated with these concepts were determined. Fifty experts in organizations and research centers associated with different areas of expertise. A weighted ranking based on SWOT, evaluated the importance of these factors to determine the positive and negative points rangelands were identified. The results showed that the potential for development and solve the problems of South Khorasan rangeland is somewhat provided. Based on the most important factor of strengths, doing point operations ranges with value 0.548. The most important strength, the factor of type dominant livestock and Surplus depends to range with value of 0.384. Most important opportunity to have traditional and indigenous knowledge to restoring ranges with value 0.388 and Most important threat is the lack of precipitation and the continuing drought and loss of valuable rangeland production potential with value 0.4. Offensive strategy was determined as the best strategy for the management and development of ranges. https://jrur.ut.ac.ir/article_62139_a728872e42a672a7d880fc9c0270d5a4.pdf