Investigating socio-economic consequences of nomads settlement (Case study: Godarpee Site of Kermanshah Township)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the socio-economic consequences of nomad’s settlement in the Godarpee Site of Kermanshah township. The present study in terms of the purpose is an applied research that performed by using a descriptive correlational method. The statistical population of this research was the households located in this site (N=60) that due to the few number of statistical population, all of them were studied by census method. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire that its content validity confirmed by panel of experts and for reliability of questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used (α= 0.72). Data analysis was implemented by using descriptive and inferential statistics with using SPSS software. Findings of means compare test showed that there was not significant difference between income, employment and animal husbandry of nomads in conditions of before and after of the settlement. But in the case of agriculture, forest and range lands there was significant difference at the %99 level. Also about social indicators such as literacy, cultural status, access to welfare facilities, security, age of marriage and environmental and individual health, there was significant difference at the %99 level in conditions of before and after the settlement and these indicators had a positive growth compared to the previous settlement.