The study of population changes and rural development approaches in Khorasan Province

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Article 2, Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 7, December 2006   

Document Type: scientific-research article

DOI: 10.22067/geography.v4i7.4173

Author

Majid Yasouri^*

Abstract

Rural residences in Khorasan Province have special situations under the influence of different factors including: unevenness, climate, water resources soil and herbaceous covering, investments and related previous policies. The first feature which is affected, is the rural population. The number of rural population and its scatterness, creates three specific rural areas in Northern, Southern and Central parts of the province. Recognizing the potentials and limitations of rural development in the province will be very helpful in rural development planning. This article presents the potentials and the limitations of rural areas in Khorasan Province for a better development planning.

Keywords: Khorasan Province, rural residences, rural population, rural development planning.