Original Research Geography and plan
Role Analysis of Social Capital on the Livability of Integrated Villages in Case Study: Miandoab

Hassan Afrakhteh; Hamid Jalalian; arezoo anvari; Ayub Manouchehri

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 415-441

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.29632.1379

Abstract
  Rural settlements have changed over time in different aspects. These changes can improve livability and quality of life in the settlements. In recent decades, one of the changes that the pre-urban villages have faced is that they were integrated into cities by the physical development of cities. This ...  Read More

Original Research Agri Eco.
An evaluation of technical and economic capacity of farmers of Rural Production Cooperatives. Case Study: Neishabour

Maryam Hadizadeh Bazaz; Khadijeh Bouzarjomehry

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 443-459

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.13889.1058

Abstract
  The main objective of this article is to investigate the impact of cooperatives on the technical and economical empowering of farmers and agricultural development in the villages of Neishabour. The method of this research is analytical – descriptive and it has been carried out in 2013.  The ...  Read More

Original Research Env
A Study of the Effects of Converting Villages into Cities on the People’s Lifestyle Case Study: Khaf and Roshtkhar Counties in the Khorasan Razavi Province

Ali Asghar Mohajerani; Mansour Haghighatian; Mahdi Yousefnia

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 461-479

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.29628.1378

Abstract
  Various socio-cultural and economic factors change the lifestyle of the people due to the changes of villages into cities. Lifestyle preferences of the people are demonstrated in leisure activities, clothing, nutrition, body management, architecture and interior design of houses. This study is aimed ...  Read More

Original Research Geography and plan
Investigating the Sustainability of Development of Rural Tourism from the Viewpoint of the Host Society and Arranging a Strategic Plan Emphasizing Sustainability (Case Study: Village of Qalat in Shiraz)

Saeed Reza Akbarian Ronizi; Rana Shaykh-Baygloo

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 481-495

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.28315.1368

Abstract
  Nowadays, sustainability is considered by planners and researchers to be a dominant approach for development of rural tourism. In this respect, a variety of research studies have been done for studying this paradigm leading to introduction of various conceptual frameworks such as sustainability  ...  Read More

Original Research Env
Investigation of traditional rangeland-based husbandry system in the Baladeh-Nour, Mazandaran province

Iman Haghiyan; Golam Ali Heshmati; hossein Barani; jamshid Ghorbani; Godrat Heydari

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 497-508

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.49130.1519

Abstract
  The ability of rural and nomadic communities of Iran to survive has long been dependent upon rangelands. Climatic, ethnic and tribal diversity has led to traditional rangeland-based husbandry systems that have their own calendar and animal husbandry methods in different regions of Iran. In this study ...  Read More

Original Research Agricultural Extension and Education
Investigating the factors that affect pistachio growers’ intention regarding prevention of aflatoxin based on the health belief model in the Sirjan rural area

Masoud Yazdanpanah; Fatemeh Salari

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 509-524

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.48837.1516

Abstract
  Pistachio is a valuable export product, but its export is faced with serious challenges due to aflatoxin. Given the importance of growers’ role in the prevention of aflatoxin in pistachio, the aim of this article is investigating pistachio growers’ intention regarding prevention of aflatoxin ...  Read More

Original Research Agricultural Extension and Education
Analysis of stabilizing factors for the seed producing companies of the province of Khuzestan using a causal-correlational survey

ali pazhuhan; Ahmad-reza Ommani; Navid Habibi ghahfarokhi

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 525-533

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.13299.1037

Abstract
  The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the stability of seed producing companies in the Khuzestan Province, I.R. Iran. This research is a causal-correlational survey. The statistical population consisted of all members of the board of directors of seed producing companies in the Khuzestan ...  Read More

Original Research Agri Eco.
Identifying and Studying the Factors Effective on Greenhouses Profitability in the Varamin Plain

Narges Rajabi Tehrani; Mohammad Mohammadi; Sahar Dehyori

Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2017, Pages 537-554

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2017.50821.1527

Abstract
  The purpose of this research was economic evaluation of green houses and the factors that affect their profitability in the Varamin plain. The type of this research is descriptive-correlation research that was conducted by using a survey method. The statistical population of the research consisted of ...  Read More