Document Type : Origional Article
Authors
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Tarbiat Modares University, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Department of Forest Science and Engineering
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Associate Professor, Animal Science Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Iran
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Remote Sensing, General Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Fars Province, Fars, Iran.
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Noor, Iran.
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M.Sc. of Agricultural Management, Department of Agricultural Management and Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Tehran
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Head of Planning and Information Technology Department, General Directorate of Nomadic Affairs of Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran
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Head of Studies and Engineering Department, General Directorate of Nomadic Affairs of Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Background and Objective: The nomadic community is one of the important cultural, social, and historical structures in our country. It plays a significant and important role in social structures. In recent years, the trend of organizating and developing (Sedentarism or Sedentary lifestyle) the nomadic community, aimed at improving lifestyle conditions, welfare and accessing educational and healthcare services, enhancing and improving security, reducing ethnic conflicts, and protecting the environment, has gained the attention of policymakers. This research purpose is identified and found the best locations for settling two nomadic tribes (the nomadic area of Dasht Kalalaki Bonko Esfandiarloo and Bonko Alimardani) in the Jahrom County of Fars Province, by utilizing the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) multi-criteria decision-making model.
Methodology: For spatial analysis section, various criteria were examined, including elevation, slope, geographical orientation, geology, distance from water resources, vegetation cover, land use, distance from nomadic routes and camping sites, flood-prone areas, and other environmental factors. Spatial data were analyzed, and maps of the effective criteria were prepared. After weighing, the layers affecting nomadic organization and development (settlement) sites were integrated, ultimately resulting in the development of a map for locating nomadic organization and development sites in Jahrom County (Kalalaki area). Then, by utilzing the socio-economic factors and the foresight of the nomadic areas, the proposed land area was assigned for the present (1403) and the future (1430) of these two sites.
Findings and Conclusion: The results of this research were considered two optimal places for the organization and development (settlement) of two Bonko from the same tribe in the nomadic area of the Kalalaki area of Jahrom city with the proposed areas of dedicated land for the present (1403) and the future (1430). These findings can be used as a practical tool in development planning and management decisions at the level of Fars province.
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