Analyzing effective parameters of rural-urban linkages based on regional network approach with F'ANP and AHP models.

Rural-urban linkages include all economic, social, cultural and technological relations between urban and rural areas. Disregarding these relations in the developmental plans of the region has led to imbalance. In the context of explaining the relations between the urban and the rural, various views have been raised, including the center-periphery relations, the growth pole. In most of these theories, the development of the rural areas are under reign of urban centers. However, in the regional network approach, unlike other perspectives, rural areas, like urban areas, play an active role according to their potential in regional network. The purpose of this research is to analyze the structures affecting rural-urban links based on the regional network approach in Azal region of urmia. Therefore, after reviewing the theoretical and empirical literature, the effective indicators were extracted using the F'ANP, the combination of the two-dimensional factor analysis and analysis of the network, and AHP models, the analysis of the hierarchy. AHP analysis was performed based on questionnaire tool and expert opinions and F'ANP analysis based on data in databases. According to the results of F'ANP model, the amount of water resources with coefficient of 0.157, social cohesion with coefficient of 0.086 and migration rate with coefficient of 0.086 and also based on the results of AHP model, the amount of water resources with coefficient of 0/271, literacy rate with coefficient of 0.93 and the level of technology with coefficient of 0.072 are the most important factors among others affecting rural-urban links with regional network approach.