Analysis of Factors Affecting Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Coastal Rural Settlements (Case study: South Coast villages - Qeshm)

Authors

• mohammad alizadeh toli ¹
• BIJAN RAHMANI ²
• RAHMATOLAH MONSHIZADEH ³
• Mohammad taghi razaviyan ⁴
• PEGAH MORIDSADAT ²

¹ PhD student, Department of 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 Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Professor, Department of Human Geography and Logistics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

10.30495/jzpm.2021.27272.3849

Abstract

Introduction
The survival of any rural settlement depends on the issue of production. In other words, the proper use of appropriate opportunities has always been and is one of the basic parameters of human development. Social, economic, cultural potential play a significant role in the sustainability of rural society and their role and participation in many economic, productive and service activities is at a high level.
Methodology
The aim of this study is to identify and develop sustainable entrepreneurship in the coastal villages of Qeshm. This research is considered as a part of applied-fundamental research in terms of purpose and is a descriptive-survey research in terms of research method. The statistical population of this study consists of all residents in all coastal villages of Qeshm. According to the available statistics, the number of these residents is 39641 people. By considering and selecting 17 villages by stratified sampling method, it has been mentioned that the number of sample size is estimated at 322 people using the Cochran's formula.
Results and discussion
The results show familiarity with innovations and renewability of beneficiaries, level of experience of beneficiaries, size of rural population, attitude of young family members towards new land uses, entrepreneurship and level of knowledge and skills of beneficiaries towards new land uses.
Conclusion
Have been among the items of the social factor. Part of the source of household income, access to new technologies, the impact of different land uses in creating new job opportunities, tourism boom and land prices have gained the highest importance among the items of economic factors. Water has been given the highest priority among the environmental factors. Environmental protection, natural vegetation of the region and the existence of rivers and recreational areas have been the least important items among the items of environmental factors.

Keywords

• Sustainable Entrepreneurship
• Rural Development
• Coastal Villages
• Qeshm

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