Spatial Analysis of Rural Architecture Structure in Passive Defense by VIKOR Modeling; Case study: Yaseh Chai Village

The application of passive defensive principles and measures as a set of precautions, unarmed actions, and non-violent designs in human settlements such as villages reduces vulnerability and increases the capacity of rural settlements to cope with natural and man-made threats. Therefore, rural housing and infrastructure are the most important physical elements of rural areas that require fundamental attention. The purpose of this article is to establish a relationship between the form of housing and rural infrastructure with passive defensive principles, and to attempt to identify and rank various non-military defense elements within the Yaseh Chai rural defense system in order to understand how defense and defensive architecture affect its physical form, and ultimately ensure the sustainability of the rural area against critical conditions. The methodology of this research is a combination of two descriptive-analytical and survey methods, by a practical development approach, using a questionnaire as a tool. The data analysis was carried out using software such as GRAPHER, VISIO, SPSS, and other statistical programs, while VIKOR technique was used for ranking the criteria. Based on the results obtained from the VIKOR modeling, the spatial analysis of the architectural and urban structure of Yaseh Chai village is based on non-operational defense criteria, such as "hiding the village's appearance with local materials" and "predicting the stair-shaped form of houses to reduce damage caused by the destruction of houses" as well as "suitable village location based on suitable and fertile soil for agriculture, horticulture and farming to provide for the economic needs of the inhabitants." These factors have received the highest scores, while factors such as "predicting mosques and Husseiniyahs in the village as emergency shelters" and "controlling the entry and exit of houses by distinguishing between public and private areas in the space of the houses" have received the lowest scores. Also, among the principles of passive defense, the "appropriate location of Yaseh Chai village" had the greatest impact and "shelter prediction" had the least effect on the formation of housing form and village fabric.