Investigating the Level of Social Resiliency (Case Study: Ilam City)

Nowadays, in the aftermath of disastrous events, communities are trying to quickly return to normal status. Therefore, in recent years, the issue of resiliency has gained much more attention. The social dimension, which is one of the main components of resiliency, involves investigating the social capacity of communities under critical conditions. The main objective of the current study is to evaluate and investigate the level of social resiliency in Ilam City using a descriptive analytical methodology. The statistical population of the study includes the residents of Ilam City, among which 381 participants were selected using multi-step cluster random sampling based on the proportions of the population in selected areas. The questionnaire of the study was developed by the researcher; its validity was confirmed using formal validity while its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach’s Alpha which was equal to 0.85. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software application. The results show that social resiliency in Ilam City is not at an acceptable level. Moreover, among the selected neighborhoods, the Saadi Neighborhood with an average score of 3.10 has the highest social resiliency, while Banbarz Neighborhood with an average score of 1.64 has the lowest level of social resiliency.