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Spatial Analysis and Geographical Configuration of Second Homes: A Case study of Rural Districts of Ramsar County

Today, different factors underlie the development of second homes, as a major geographical phenomenon and a new model of movement. These factors include the ever-increasing population and urbanization, technological developments, change in attitudes and lifestyle, rural-urban migrations, people’s attachment to their birthplace and reverse migrations, the rise of villagers’ capitals, economic reconstruction, rural destitution, and development of transportation and communication. This study has been initially concerned with exploring the number of second homes across the world. The configuration and spatial model of second homes have then been studied. The study area covers rural regions of Ramsar County in Mazandaran province (4 rural districts including 256 villages and settlements). Geographically speaking, this area encompasses four major regions: coastal, plain, foothill, and highland. The findings suggest that there are 7674 second homes (56.30% of total residential units) spread over the area’s rural regions. Distance from the city and rural road decide second home configuration and residential density. Also, there can be observed two types of houses: modern and traditional. There is a temporary population of almost 30660 in Ramsar County, constituting 43.8% of the total population of 70000. Field studies and library research shape the present study. Yet, the study is based on field studies. GIS, Excel and Spss software have been employed to extract maps and tables. [Khadijeh galyan moghaddam, Teimour Amar. Spatial Analysis and Geographical Configuration of Second Homes: A Case study of Rural Districts of Ramsar County. Life Sci J 2012;9(4):4999-5008] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 749