University of Isfahan Geography and Environmental Planning 2008-5362 30 4 2020 01 21 The Formulation of Livability Scenarios of Rural Areas based on the Principles of Futures Studies Case Study of Eslamabad-e-Gharb County The Formulation of Livability Scenarios of Rural Areas based on the Principles of Futures Studies Case Study of Eslamabad-e-Gharb County 35 56 24710 10.22108/gep.2020.120585.1240 FA Bahram Imani Associate Professor of Urban and rural Planning, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran Journal Article 2019 12 16 The present study was conducted in order to formulate livability scenarios of rural areas based on the principles of futures studies of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb County. This study was applied-theoretical and descriptive-analytical in terms of the purpose and the nature based on the approach of futures studies. The scope of this research was rural villages of Eslamabad-e-Gharb and the statistical population included 30 experts in the field of the livability issue who were selected purposefully. The Delphi method, the Micmac software, and the Scenario Wizard software have been used for data analysis. The results of the research showed that 30 items were effective in the livability of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb. Because all values obtained from the T test in different dimensions were significantly lower than the error level of 5%, a collective agreement was reached among the experts on the proposed items with a 95% confidence level. The results of the Micmac software showed that 11 factors played a key role in the livability. Subsequently, using the scenario analysis, 42 probable scenarios were designed for 14 key factors. After analyzing possible situations using the Scenario Wizard software, 3 strong scenarios, 2,818 poor scenarios, and 25 believable scenarios have been obtained. Among these three scenario groups, 25 believable scenarios have been selected as desirable scenarios for the livability planning of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb. This scenario has been analyzed using the inductive method and was divided into three scenarios: golden, believable, and catastrophic. The present study was conducted in order to formulate livability scenarios of rural areas based on the principles of futures studies of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb County. This study was applied-theoretical and descriptive-analytical in terms of the purpose and the nature based on the approach of futures studies. The scope of this research was rural villages of Eslamabad-e-Gharb and the statistical population included 30 experts in the field of the livability issue who were selected purposefully. The Delphi method, the Micmac software, and the Scenario Wizard software have been used for data analysis. The results of the research showed that 30 items were effective in the livability of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb. Because all values obtained from the T test in different dimensions were significantly lower than the error level of 5%, a collective agreement was reached among the experts on the proposed items with a 95% confidence level. The results of the Micmac software showed that 11 factors played a key role in the livability. Subsequently, using the scenario analysis, 42 probable scenarios were designed for 14 key factors. After analyzing possible situations using the Scenario Wizard software, 3 strong scenarios, 2,818 poor scenarios, and 25 believable scenarios have been obtained. Among these three scenario groups, 25 believable scenarios have been selected as desirable scenarios for the livability planning of villages in Eslamabad-e-Gharb. This scenario has been analyzed using the inductive method and was divided into three scenarios: golden, believable, and catastrophic. https://gep.ui.ac.ir/article_24710_d4f73a68aa2e588f1668d74727ce71f1.pdf