Geographical Engineering of Territory

Geographical Engineering of Territory

Evaluation of the role of ecological power in promoting the resilience of rural areas, case study: the central part of Mahenshan township

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran.
3 Master student of Geography and Rural Planning, Department of Geography, Zanjan University, Zanjan, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to identify the role of ecological power in improving the resilience of rural areas in the central part of Mahenshan city. The general approach of the research is quantitative research and in terms of data collection method, it is based on library data. The statistical population of this research includes 51 villages in the central basin of Mahenshan city. Research findings show that, based on ecological zoning, the central part of Mahneshan can be divided into 5 connected areas according to the figure below. This division has been made in such a way that the communication within each of the division units; It should be simpler than the connection between the division units. In the sense that among these units there are factors (of the type of natural factors) that limit the connection between them in some way, and these obstacles form the boundaries of the interconnected fields. Based on the total ecological power index, a significant difference in the resilience of the studied villages has been obtained. The direction of this relationship is also estimated to be positive, which indicates the existence of a direct relationship, so it can be said that with the increase in ecological power, the resilience level also increases.
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  • Receive Date 17 April 2023
  • Revise Date 22 September 2023
  • Accept Date 24 September 2023
  • Publish Date 19 February 2025