Identifying and Analyzing the Factors Affecting Vulnerability of Rural Housing (The Case of Hokerd Village, Jiroft County)

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Rural housing is an important factor in sustainable development which is always more vulnerable in comparison to human settlements in urban centers. Considering the importance of this issue, the main purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the factors affecting vulnerability of rural housing in Hokerd Village in Jiroft County. The statistical population of the study consisted of all heads of households in the village (N= 420). According to the Bartlett et al. (2001) table, a sample of 180 was selected, using random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The validity of the questionnaire was established by a panel of experts. A pilot study was conducted to establish reliability of the questionnaire. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the main scale of the questionnaire was equal to 0.81. The results of a factor analysis showed that five factors including: technical (with 24.14 % of variance), natural- geographical (with 17.19 % of variance), cognitive- supervisory (with 14.75 % of variance), economic (with 6.67 % of variance) and quality of material (with 6.19 % of variance) explained 68.94 % of total variances of the factors affecting vulnerability of rural housing in the village. 

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 48, Issue 3
November 2017
Pages 443-451

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