Journal of Rural Research

Journal of Rural Research

Strategies for Empowering Local Communities in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas (Case Study: Villages of Bazan District, Javanrood)

Document Type : Thesis Article

Authors
Fatemeh Manouchehri 1
Rahmatollah Bahrami 2
Majid Parishan 2
Reza Ghaderi 2
1 PhD Student, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22059/jrur.2021.319589.1626
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine strategies for empowering local communities in rural areas of Bazan, Javanrood County. The principal research tool was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α <0.7). The method of the present research is descriptive-analytical and it is an applied-developmental study. The required information and data were collected using documentary and field surveys by distributing the questionnaire. There are relatively good strengths and opportunities for empowering local communities in Bazan rural district: "Creating the necessary grounds for the participation of villagers in marketing and sales of handicraft products" and "Supporting the economic strength of the villagers in the form of organizations and production cooperatives" are the most important strategies proposed to empower local communities in Bazan rural areas. Establishing necessary conditions for the villagers’ involvement in marketing and sales of handicraft products is proposed as one of the strategies for empowering local communities in the rural areas. Small rural industries are feasible and have a high employment relative to investment. It is estimated that with a certain amount of investment in this category of industries, it is possible to create much more jobs than in large industries.
Keywords
Empowerment
Local Communities
Sustainable Development
SWOT
QSPM

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Bown, D. E,. & Lawler, E. E. (1992). Empowerment of service work, what, why, how and when?, sloan management review, vol, 33, pp 31-39.
Castellano-Álvarez, F.J., Durán-Sánchez, A., De La Cruz Del Río-Rama, M., Álvarez-García, J. (2020). Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Tools for Rural Development: Case Study Region of Vera, Extremadura, Spain. In: Ratten V. (eds) Entrepreneurship and the Community. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham, 125-140.
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Moradi Masihi, V., Qasemi, A. (2014). The role of tourism in the economic development of rural settlements in Behshahr, 3(2), 105-124.
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Unesco. (2008). Education for sustainable development: Using the UNESCO framework framework to embed ESD, pp3-4
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Journal of Rural Research
Volume 12, Issue 3
Autumn 2021
Pages 502-519

  • Receive Date 02 March 2021
  • Revise Date 13 August 2021
  • Accept Date 28 August 2021