In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Geography and Urban Planning Association

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ferdowsi university of mashhad

2 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad - Department of Geography

10.30473/psp.2025.70382.2713

Abstract

In Iran, the project to improve the valuable rural fabric has been prepared and implemented sice 1379 by the Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation, spending a lot of money. Although this plan has created changes in the valuable tissues of the village, but like all other plans, it faces challenges that prevent the effective realization of its goals. Base on this, the present study identifies the challenges of the improvement plan of valuable rural tissues.The research method is developmental in terms of its purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of its nature and research method.Due to the fact that valuable tissue improvement project in Khorasan Razavi province has been implemented only in six villages of Kahak, Jazin, Riyab, Azghad, kang and Dizbad, the present study has focused on these villages in the province.In this study, 168 pepole from local residents and 17 pepole from rural experts participated in the completion of the research tool, divided into two stages, preparation and implementation of the plan. Data analysis was done with the help of exploratory factor analysis in Spss software. The results showed that the most important challenges in the implementation of the valuable rural fabric improvement plan include 8 main challenges with 64 percent variance. Also, the most important challenges of plan preparation include 5 main challenges with 57.1 percent variance

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