Spatial Analysis of Indicators Effective in the Formation of Rural Smart Development (Case Study: Jovein County)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the existing indicators of rural smart development and their spatial analysis in the villages of Jovein. The research method in the present paper is based on the purpose of the applied type and based on the nature of the descriptive-analytical. Data gathering was done by documentary method (library resources, scientific journals) and field (questionnaire) and the information needed in the field of rural smart development and its indicators using the study background, according to the localization conditions. A total of 5716 households were sampled in rural areas of the sample with a Cochran formula with a 0.065 error. The sample size was 210 households. Finally, Smart Pls method was used to investigate the effect of the indices studied on rural smart development. Based on the results of the T test, physical and economic indexes were the most significant indicators of rural smart development in the studied villages, with averages of 18.4 and 4.03 respectively. Based on the results of Gray Relationship Analysis, Kalat Hammandri village has the first rank, Hajiabad village has the second rank, and other villages are in the next rank respectively. Also, the results of structural equations (Smart PLS) showed that with respect to the path coefficient of 0.913 and the statistical value of 65.053 t, the indices studied in the studied area have a positive and strong impact on rural smart development.