Elham Faham|Ahmad Rezvanfar|Taghi Shamekhi
Analysis of Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Forest Dwellers' Participation in Reforestation and Development of Forest Areas (The Case Study of West Mazandaran, Iran)
main purpose study investigate links forest dwellers participation reforestation development forest areas west mazandaran iran set socioeconomic variables statistical population includes forest dwellers living villages locate west mazandaran iran covered local forestry cooperative sample 110 forest dwellers selected use proportional random sampling method questionnaire used collect data determining validity questionnaire content validity used cronbachs alpha used measure reliability index measuring level participation reforestation development forest areas extent 086 showed mentioned variable high reliability data analyzed use descriptive inferential statistics extent mean standard deviation coefficient variation correlation analysis regression analysis findings revealed age level literacy level participation extensioneducation courses using level communication channels information resources level forest dependency social participation social solidarity economic social motivations positively significantly p001 correlated level forest dwellers participation reforestation development forest areas household size positively significantly p005 correlated level forest dwellers participation reforestation development forest areas result multiple regression showed variables level participation extensioneducation courses age household size level economic motivation social solidarity level literacy could explain 514 variation level forest dwellers participation reforestation development forest areas