University of Isfahan Spatial Planning 2228-7485 6 3 2016 10 22 Assessing the factors affecting the sense of security in rural areas (Case study: Natanz county) Assessing the factors affecting the sense of security in rural areas (Case study: Natanz county) 1 16 21637 10.22108/sppl.2016.21637 FA Mohsen Shaterian Geography and Ecotourism group, University of Kashan, Iran Sedighe Kiani Salmi Geography and Ecotourism group, University of Kashan, Iran Samira Shafiee Social sciences, University of Kashan, Iran Journal Article 2015 11 27 in any environment, the need for security, is one of the most basic human needs. Surely there is no substirution for security, and every sociey's main concern is being in security and peace. According to some scientists, the main reason of human beings for releasing their freedom and natural life, and choosing communal living, was for finding social (collective) security. This study aimed to assess factors affecting the sense of security in rural areas of shrine district of Natanz county. Enjoying an analytic-descriptive methodology, this was an applied-developmental survey. The statistics population consisted of 5556 people living in 6 village of Aqaali Abbas shrine district, in Natanz county. using Cochran formula, the sample size was 320 people. Data analysis was done, using SPSS software and descriptive-inferential statistics methods, such as t-test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results of the analysis show that the sense of security in rural areas understudy is in lower levels, and there are differences in the safe sense amount, between the studied villages. Also, results of the Pearson correlation test indicated that there is a significant relationship between the two variables of social trust and the feeling security and satisfaction. The results also indicated that exposure to frightening locations in the studied villages, impacts on the rural residents' sense of security. So, it has to be said that the position of settlements, especially in rural areas, can be effective in creating a sense of security.  in any environment, the need for security, is one of the most basic human needs. Surely there is no substirution for security, and every sociey's main concern is being in security and peace. According to some scientists, the main reason of human beings for releasing their freedom and natural life, and choosing communal living, was for finding social (collective) security. This study aimed to assess factors affecting the sense of security in rural areas of shrine district of Natanz county. Enjoying an analytic-descriptive methodology, this was an applied-developmental survey. The statistics population consisted of 5556 people living in 6 village of Aqaali Abbas shrine district, in Natanz county. using Cochran formula, the sample size was 320 people. Data analysis was done, using SPSS software and descriptive-inferential statistics methods, such as t-test, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results of the analysis show that the sense of security in rural areas understudy is in lower levels, and there are differences in the safe sense amount, between the studied villages. Also, results of the Pearson correlation test indicated that there is a significant relationship between the two variables of social trust and the feeling security and satisfaction. The results also indicated that exposure to frightening locations in the studied villages, impacts on the rural residents' sense of security. So, it has to be said that the position of settlements, especially in rural areas, can be effective in creating a sense of security.  https://sppl.ui.ac.ir/article_21637_f07c26dd6964bf4f0df913ba0323eed5.pdf