An Investigation of Local Resident's Attitude to the Policy of Transformation of Villages to Towns According to Settlements (case study: Dailaman District, Siahkal Township)

There is a bias for transformation of villages to towns in the developing countries because it is thought that small towns have roles in the national، regional and local development. This research based on studying in Dailaman district is going to assess local residents’ attitude to transformation of villages to towns in achievement of the development. The type of research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. Required information was collected through the library and field studies. The main tool for data collection was a researcher-designed questionnaire. For analyzing the data، descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used. Although both groups of respondents comment on the failure of the policy of transformation of villages to towns، the extent of its effects in the region has been different according to the settlements. It means the extent of its effects in the town، is more than the villages. Thus، there is a meaningful difference between two groups'' attitude about the policy of the transformation of villages to towns in the development according to the settlements (villages or towns). The extent of its effects has been varied in different dimensions. The greatest impact has been on the social- cultural dimensions and then physical- environmental dimensions and in the end، economical dimensions.