Investigation of some socio- economic problems in different utilization methods of rangelands (Case study: Nodushan Area, Yazd Province)

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This research carried out in order to compare some socio-economic problems in different utilization methods in point of view of responders  at Yazd province in  year 2011. Reference population in this study according to the grazing license, was divided to private exploitation, collective exploitation and conciliar exploitation. In this regard 16 ranches in the three exploitations methods were selected. According to the objectives and hypotheses, 38 questionnaires via direct interviews with exploitation (grazing license holders) have been completed in this region. The findings indicate that ownership’s sense factor in private exploitation is higher than collective exploitation and in collective exploitation is higher than conciliar exploitation(p<0.05). Rivalry in utilization and tendency to increase of animal in collective exploitation is higher than conciliar exploitation and private exploitation (p<0.05). there is no significant differences in Encounter to offenders by government between different utilization methods(p>0.05). Also the rate of tendency of stock holders to ranch division in collective exploitation is higher than conciliar exploitation (p<0.05).

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