The position of villagers' self-organization in improving rural development plans (Case study: East Azerbaijan province)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in Geography and Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

10.30510/psi.2022.340449.3421

Abstract

In developing countries, rural areas are less developed than in urban areas; And there is not enough investment in infrastructure and their economic activities, therefore, they face serious challenges in promoting indicators of sustainable rural development such as: ecological and socio-economic environment. Despite more than fifty years of development planning in the country, the national development and rural development planning system has major shortcomings. Lack of planning and preparation of five-year development plans at the local level, lack of logical relationship between national, regional and local levels of planning and top-down decision-making in this area, partial planning rule in the structure of rural planning system, lack of participation of people and NGOs in planning Rural as well as the lack of integrated management in the planning and development of rural areas, are the most important features or in other words, the shortcomings of the country's rural planning system. Paragraph 8 of Article 3 of the Constitution also emphasizes the strengthening of national and local planning processes in order to improve the quality of public participation in development programs. Despite the tendency to improve public participation, limited incentives are provided for the participation of rural communities due to the persistence of shortcomings and the weakness of the management structure and the operational planning process. In relation to the self-organization of rural communities, the role of planning is mainly interpreted as the process of allocating services or resources to rural communities. It becomes.

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Political Sociology of Iran
Volume 5, Issue 12
February 2023
Pages 950-982

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