A Study on the Impacts of Pars Special Economic Energy Zone on the Development Process of Kangan City

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the influences of the formation of Pars Special Economic Energy Zone on Kangan city development process. Methods of study in terms of objective are practical and in terms of data collection are descriptive and the type is survey. The study statistical community consisted of experts aware of the study issue. Total 196 samples were selected randomly from the statistical community. Data are collected by Questionnaire. Questionnaire validity was confirmed by normative validity method and its reliability was confirmed through Cronbach's alpha. The method of data analysis is as mean test and Friedman test. In this study, four factors have been studied as indicators of development. These factors include economic, social, cultural and environmental factors. To extract development parameters, the literature and experts were used. The research hypotheses were tested using the mean test that all of them were approved and finally the Friedman test was used to rank the factors that the test results showed they did not have the same priority. The results showed that the formation of Pars Special Economic Zone had the most effect on economic indicators and the least on cultural ones.