Abstract:
Desert, Desertification and Water are the world's most Challenging
issues next only to the Changing Climate. The desertification has resulted into
instability of human settlement and in areas of marginal economic and environmental
turmoil. Serious constraints for development and to reach sustainability in these areas
are the main focus of the study. Qhab Rustaq is one such region in Iran. Tests were
conducted on the ecological and social variables, quantitative and qualitative limitations
of water resources, land degradation, non-cultivated land due to soil salinity and water
shortages, lack of income and immigration as the consequences of desertification and
factors affecting instability rural residence time has been studied. To evaluate the role of
desert and desertification development in rural villages sometimes results instability
Qhab Rustaq, commensurate with the principles and theoretical hypotheses of different
indicators such as water, land degradation, income, management and human ... Has
been evaluated.
