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Influences of rural industries on sustainable social and environmental developments

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This article is a case study among the owners of cheese-making industry in Lighvan Village of Tabriz City, located in the northwestern part of Iran in Azerbaijan Province, dealing with the effect of rural industry and socio-cultural indices influencing sustainable environmental development. The results were based on two different studies. The volume of the sample denotes the volume of the statistical population (N = 150). The present survey was conducted by means of some questionnaires and interviews during spring 2011. The results of testing the hypothesis as well as the correlation indicated: (a) significant correlation between the rates of empathy and rural environment sustainable development; (b) significant correlation between the rate of innovation and rural environment sustainable development; (c) significant correlation between the rate of providence and rural environment sustainable development; (d) significant correlation between the rates of social trust and rural environment sustainable development; (e) significant negative correlation between the rate of fatalism and rural environment sustainable development; (f) significant negative correlation between the rate of nepotism and rural sustainable environmental development; (g) significant correlation between rural industry and sustainable environmental development; and (h) significant correlation between rural industry and socio-cultural indices.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Tehran Science and Research, Islamic Azad University for providing the required data and technical supports throughout this study.

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Navabakhsh, M., Tamiz, R. Influences of rural industries on sustainable social and environmental developments. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 10, 191–198 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-012-0109-8

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