Social Network Analysis of Livelihood capitals in Ghezel Ozen Basin in Resilience to Climate Change

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

The current study is conducted to analyze the networks of trust and participation in subsistence funds among the beneficiaries (along with resilience against climate change). To this end, the survey method is used. The statistical population of the present research constitutes of the beneficiaries in five villages located in Tarom County in Zanjan Province. To data analysis, the network analysis is used. The network indices on a large and small scale include density rating, degree centrality, etc. which are extracted for the above-mentioned networks. According to the results of the network analyses, it was found that the density rate in networks of trust and participation in subsistence funds along with resilience against climate change are very low; meanwhile, the human and social capital, as well as the financial and physical capital, have a higher and lower level, respectively. In the end, based on the research findings, some proposals are provided.

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Objectives

Climate change is one of the most important issues in the world today. In the fields of industries and establishments such as agriculture that depends on natural resources and have a weak economy, the climate has doubled in importance. To sustainability, these industries should be resilient. The social media is an important resource for promoting resilience. The most major framework which can be introduced for recognizing the farmer’s behavior in managing their activities is the accessibility to their subsistence funds. According to what was stated, the most important resource for promoting the resilience of farmers is the subsistence funds at the rural level. Thus, this study has been attempted to figure out the networks of trust and participation of the beneficiaries in five subsistence funds along with resilience against climate change.

Methods

The statistical population of the present study is 8104 small beneficiary owners of Tarom County. Through Ego centered smpling method in SNA 300 node information were gathered. For data analyzing the social media analysis was used. The network ratings in the small and large scales were extracted.

Results

The results of the density rating indicate that the networks of trust and the participation of the beneficiaries in subsistence funds along with resilience against climate change have a low level. Also, the average geodesic interval illustrates that the speed of turnover and exchange of resources in the subsistence capital networks are in an average to the low level, among which the human and social capital, as well as the financial and physical capital, have a higher and lower level, respectively.

Discussion

According to the low density and weak links in the networks of financial and physical capitals it is recommended that through the management of the key agents and the help of agencies and beneficiaries, some targeted interest-free loan funds (along with resilience against climate change) should be established to promote the links of financial capital. Also, due to the weakness in the network of the physical capital, to promote the links of this network, it is suggested that through the management of the key agents and the help of agencies and beneficiaries, some production cooperatives should be established to promote resilience against climate change. Through this, the trust rate and participation of the beneficiaries may be increased in the above-mentioned capitals.

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