The Study of the Capabilities and Obstacles of Development of Kermanshah Province through the Approach of Political Geography

پژوهش ‎های جغرافیای سیاسی

Article 3, Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 25, March 2022, Pages 53-77   

Document Type: *

DOI: 10.22067/pg.2021.69115.1025

Authors

Mohammad Raoof Heidari Far^{* 1}; Davood Mohseni Poor²

¹Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

²M.A. in Political Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Development is a comprehensive process of economic, social, cultural and political activities that aims to continuously improve the lives of the entire population. The fair distribution of resources is one of the main pillars of development. Reducing spatial inequality and eliminating the economic and social dichotomy is considered as one of the main goals of development because the imbalance in development between different regions creates gaps and intensifies regional and spatial inequality, which is itself an obstacle to national development. Kermanshah province is not in favorable conditions in terms of the level of development, despite its much potential such as long border, centrality of the west, good climate and suitable soil and vegetation, surface and groundwater resources, abundant labor, rich civilization and historical, ancient monuments, tourist attractions, abundant natural and mineral resources and fossil resources. The main question of the research is why all the above potentials could not bring Kermanshah province to a standard level of development? What are the obstacles holding the province back from development and what is the solution to overcome them? Also, how much does each city in the province benefit from the amount of development and what is the relationship of underdevelopment with the distance from the center of the province? To answer the above questions, statistical and descriptive data and information were used and the obtained data was analyzed in Excel, SPSS and ARC GIS software based on statistical models and methods such as Spearman's correlation, hierarchical analysis model and Combined SWAT analysis, HD index. The results showed that the most important obstacle to the development of the province is the lack of budget allocation, the lack of infrastructural industries, and the lack of investment of the government and other non-governmental actors. The best strategy to deal with the existing conditions is the planning by the government and private sectors in order to revive closed and semi-closed factories, the planning for infrastructure facilities construction, allocating funds and attracting foreign investors.

Keywords

Capabilities and Obstacles; Development; Kermanshah Province; SWOT; Spearman's correlation; HD index

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