Analysis of Flexibility Capacity of Rural Livelihood System against Water Crisis Using Fuzzy Inference System (Urmia, Bakeshlou Chay)

Flexibility refers to the ability of a system to quickly adapt to changes and adjust to new conditions in order to maintain competitiveness. The aim of this research is to investigate the level of flexibility of livelihood assets in the rural areas of Bekeshloo Chay district. The research methodology is descriptive-analytical in terms of approach. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire in the field. The samples were selected randomly for data collection. The sample size was determined to be 309 individuals using the Cochran method. The data obtained were analyzed using the fuzzy inference system in the MATLAB environment. The results show that the economic asset has the lowest flexibility capacity with a membership degree of 0.03/1 in the low fuzzy set and 0.46 in the medium set. The physical asset has the highest flexibility with a membership degree of 0.34/0 in the high fuzzy set and 0.07/0 in the medium set among all livelihood assets. Generally, the flexibility of livelihood assets is in the medium to high fuzzy set, and all livelihood assets have membership degrees in the medium fuzzy set.