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Understanding the Sustainability of Rural Communities Within a Population Density Context: a Case Study of Shaqlawa, Kurdistan, Iraq Journal of Sustainability Science and Management ISSN: 1823-8556 Volume 8 Number 2, December 2013: 254-267 © Penerbit UMT UNDERSTANDING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN A POPULATION DENSITY CONTEXT: A CASE STUDY OF SHAQLAWA, KURDISTAN, IRAQ AYOOB KHALEEL* AND IBRAHIM NGAH 1Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor. *Corresponding author: [email protected] Abstract: Population density exerts significant influence over socioeconomic characteristics and sustainability of rural communities. Despite such understanding, studies on the roles of population density on socioeconomic backgrounds and sustainability of communities in rural areas are often overlooked. Thus, the understanding of population density in rural areas has become an important issue to be studied. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of population density on the rural communities’ sustainability with a special focus on Shaqlawa, one of the major districts in Kurdistan, Iraq. This study aims to find the particular significance of population density as an important theme in understanding the sustainability degree of settled rural communities, where disparity and falling density here presents practical problems for rural planners. Data were gathered from mixed-method approach involving two data sources: interviews as well as governmental and non- governmental records. Statistical and content analysis were used to analyse the data and then triangulated to examine the causal relationships. The quantitative information was obtained mainly from available secondary data, while the qualitative data was the result of the responses to the structured and semi- structured interview questions that focused on community sustainability addressed to five stakeholders (District administrators) plus 24 key informative, Commninity leaders, four from each of the six participating villages. In discussing the outcomes, this study has established that rural population density is an important variable in describing and evaluating rural sustainabilities. In Shaqlawa, people from low density villages led lives of relatively lower sustainability whereas people from high density villages led lives of higher level of sustainability. KEYWORDS: Population density, sustainability, rural community, Shaqlawa, Kurdistan region/ Iraq. Introduction on the constantly increasing human population Human population density (both urban and rural) and subsequent impact of this increase on the serves as an important study tool, necessary to physical environment and the resources available measure the balance between the total capacity of (Argent, 2008). the physical environment necessary to support the Sustainability and sustainable development perpetually rising global population, especially in are open to a variety of explanations, and there the context of the developing or under developed has been much discussion about sustainability, nations (Nouri et al., 2006). The density of human but how do we know whether the community population has long been a fundamental and key is shifting towards a more sustainable system? integrative concept in geography and forms a Monitoring can play an important role in crucial link between human populations and providing feedback to aid decision-making their physical environments, acting as a principal and inform planning. A monitoring system can factor mediating the extent and intensity of their facilitate the settings of priorities and assist mutual impact (Argent et al., 2006). The studies in evaluating performance (Clarke & Wilson on population density have primarily focused 1994). Since the idea of sustainability embraces 13. Understanding the sustainbility.indd 254 11/17/13 12:45 PM UNDERSTANDING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES 255 environmental, economic and social issues and problems, both theoretically and practically, for the complex interdependence between these the rural policy makers and developers (Smailes dimensions, a broad approach needs to adopt at et al., 2002). Besides the infrastructural and the planning and management level to shed light developmental problems, observations also on this multi-dimensional picture. show that a spatially constrained antithetical An understanding of the local system urbanization movement has allowed the entry of could better inform planners and decision- certain ‘exurban’ elements within the sphere of makers of sustainability at the community some of the rural communities, thus making it level. Sustainability indicators that are locally necessary that one makes a review of the entire meaningful need to be determined for local- situation from a new perspective. A closer look scale decision-making (Parker 1995). Over at the available research papers will reveal that in the last two decades or so, the whole world although there are some researches on the subject has experienced rapid changes and socio- of urban population densities, with some papers economic transformations, which lead mostly exploring the falling densities in rural areas, to global resource depletion and pollution that there is a serious lack of data on the effects of the are forcing recognition that existing patterns of rising or falling rural population densities on the development and resource use are not sustainable sustainability of the rural communities (Ismael (Roseland, 1998). According to the World and Ngah, 2011). Development Report, which is about geography It is obvious from the above that the demand and economic development, and focusing of rural areas for sustainable development more on spatial variability of conditions and together with the need for diversification of outcomes than economic analysis usually does, their economic basis to meet the changes is the socioeconomic transforms influenced and today greater than at any time. The motive resulted in strict stress, mostly to remote, marginal behind this task is established on the reality and rural areas of the world (World Development that throughout the last few decades, the rural Report, 2009). Though, the transformations settlement in the study area has been dramatically in economic and social tradition structure of changed. Nevertheless, at the same time there the globe lead to reduce the farmstead returns, is a realization that particular parts of the rural changing in the farming area values. In addition area have been left behind in development high rates of joblessness, cause mass exodus of and the authority is presently upgrading rural the productive forces and lack of balance in the area in order to sustain local economies and demographic of rural area (Gallent et al., 2008). to increase employment and growth. This A look at the various developing and study aims to find the particular significance developed nations worldwide will clearly show of population density as an important theme in that some of the developed nations like Canada understanding the sustainability degree of settled or Australia are placed at the extreme end in the rural communities. It indicates participation list of the distribution and population. In these of local to identify indicators and provides a countries having extremely low population context to understand local issues draws on the rates, large tracts of areas remain practically findings of a scheme based in rural Shaqlawa. uninhabited, though observations reveal that It will present the process used to construct a their ‘pre-urban’ (urban fringes) population suite of collective indicators to measure rural densities around the large urban centers are community sustainability. Key indicators of more or less similar to the other developed social and economic which were elicited from nations. This has led to a dense rural population local stakeholders will be discussed. It offers a in certain ‘pockets’ (around the metropolitan framework to incorporate social values to assist centers) within the country, presenting a host of the delivery of information for decision-making. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management Volume 8 (2) 2013: 254-267 13. Understanding the sustainbility.indd 255 11/17/13 12:45 PM Ayoob Khaleel and Ibrahim Ngah 256 Literature Review of overcoming distance as the settlement pattern Nowadays rural areas are greatly influenced by thins out, and the reduced opportunities for socioeconomic changes, and more specifically remaining services to obtain scale economies. demographic changes that increase social and These two factors lead to five negative features of cultural divergence within rural regions and at the process of sparsification, listed by Aasbrenn the same time affect local values and standard of as; intensified ageing, deterioration of social living (Theodoropoulou and Panagiotis, 2008). networks, changes in demand (for services), marginalised viability of service suppliers and In developing countries, extremely high decay of physical infrastructure (Aasbrenn, rural densities are a recurrent worry in terms 1998). of over population and pressure of population on the environmental carrying ability. But Together these form a condition often seen when population density gets too low, it also in areas of falling density, and form part of a has unpleasant impacts in rural areas. Farm self-reinforcing cycle of decline, giving rise to amalgamations not only decrease rural numbers, low morale and a dispirited residual population but also certainly enlarge the spacing between (Smailes, 1996).
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