The Role of Indigenous Knowledge of Villagers in Rural Livability (Case study: Doin and Tukur villages in Shirvān city)

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Today, one of the issues that attracted the attention of researchers is to study the role of indigenous knowledge in the development of endogenous and viable rural areas, since indigenous knowledge by using empirical platforms, can play an important role in the transmission of information and fertility of decision-making power in villagers and be effective in utilization of resources and facilities. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of native peoples' knowledge and experience in rural viability in two villages of Doin and Tukur in Shirvan city. Therefore, the research is of qualitative  type in terms of nature and is applied-developmental one in terms of purpose. In this research, basic theory and content analysis have been used. For data collection, observational techniques (direct and collaborative) and interviews (individual, semi-structured, and group) have been used. The statistical community includes local experts and experienced farmers and farmer villagers in the two villages of Doin and Tukur, Shirvan. The samples were selected using purposeful sampling and bullet-shaping technique. Through deep interviewing with 15 local experts, the information was completely saturated. The results of the research showed that indigenous knowledge in rural areas' habitat, while equilibrium and sustainability of environmental issues, provided the ground for collective participation in improving quality of life and viability in the region.

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Geography and Territorial Spatial Arrangement
Volume 7, Issue 24
September 2017
Pages 93-110

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