The Effects of Document Issuance Plan of Places Ownership on the Development of Rural Settlements (Case study: Eghlid County)

Despite the long history of rural settlements in Iran, ownership in different areas has left a great impact on rural communities, however, it is hoped with implementation of Document Issuance Plan of Rural Places Ownership (DIPRPO) could help decrease the unorganized physical conditions of rural areas. The study area has a long history in being chosen for residence in Iranian plateau, in which the implementation of DIPRPO began in 2000’s and ever-since this area has taken the consequences of the plan. This study aims to investigate the social, economic, and physical impacts of implementing of DIPRPO in Eghlid County. In terms of the aim of the study, the research applied is and with regard to the methodology is descriptive- analytical one. The statistical population of the study included 3,270 households in 10 villages, and based on Cochran equation 247 questionnaires were prepared out according to systematic random sampling method. Research findings showed that there was a moderately suitable significant correlation between DIPRPO and changes in social, economic and physical dimensions of villages in the study area with the P statistic of 0.364 to 0.529. The impact effect of the variable of DIPRPO on changes in villagers’ life was approximately 0.325. Rise in investment in rural areas with a co-efficient of 34.5 % had the greatest role in paving the way for changes in villagers’ life. DIPRPO had 0.32 direct effect on the economic dimension, and 0.50 direct effect on physical dimensions of rural life. According to the findings, the following guidelines were proposed: exemption of certain social classes from paying the charges of implementing this plan, establishing a comprehensive database of rural property and its management by Dehyars[1], etc. [1]- Village Mayor