Future research of rural-urban linkages for the economic reconstruction of rural space (Case: Qom province(
Subject Areas : Rural and nomadic studies
Naser Shafiei Sabet
1
,
Sogand Khaksar
2
1 - Assistant Professor, Dep. of Human Geography, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Shahid Beheshti University/Faculty of Earth Sciences/Department of Human Geography/Iran/Tehran
Keywords: ", Rural-urban linkages", , ", spatial developments", , ", rural economy", , ", Qom province", ,
Abstract :
Introduction: Today, in many countries of the world, including Iran, due to the many open and hidden capacities in the two-way interaction of rural and urban centers in the regional area, the governments have always considered the establishment of rural-urban linkages. ; But despite this, the capacity of these linkages has not been utilized as much as it should be in our country. Research aim: The current research, with a future research approach using the scenario writing method, has analyzed the future state of the capacity of rural-urban linkages and the economic reconstruction of the rural space in Qom province. Methodology: This research, which is practical in terms of purpose, has been compiled by describing and analyzing information in two ways, questionnaire and documents. To analyze the data, Mic Mac software and Scenario Wizard were used, and screening and validation of indicators and future forecasting were carried out in the context of decision-making about the capacity of rural-urban linkages to rebuild the economic atmosphere of the village of Qom province. Studied Areas: The geographical scope of this research is Qom province. Results: The findings of this research showed that 20 drivers were effective as the main capacities of rural-urban linkages and economic reconstruction of the rural area in the study area, and based on these drivers, scenario writing was presented. Among the most important key factors in the final rating of this research, are the importance of increasing the quality and accessibility of the roads between the city and the village, the partnership and investment of urban areas in rural activities, the expansion of rural-urban public transportation services and He pointed out the construction of urban industrial and workshop units in the villages. Conclusion: Since the science of futurology includes a set of efforts that visualize potential futures and plan for them by searching for sources, patterns, and factors of change or stability; It reflects how the reality of "tomorrow" is born from the change (or stability) of "today" according to the conditions of each area. Therefore, in this research, by identifying the most important driving forces, the planning approach with the scenario writing method was used. The best and most ideal possible conditions refer to the driving elements such as the quality and accessibility of the roads between the city and the village, the partnership and investment of the cities in the rural activities, etc. will be positive.
