Responsibility for Good Governance on the Social Sustainability of Rural Households (Case Study: Rural Areas of Kashan)

In recent years, with the importance of the paradigm of sustainable development, the emphasis on the position of the social dimension in the field of sustainability has become doubly important. One of the basic preconditions for achieving sustainable development and one of the most basic criteria of welfare in any society is maintaining and promoting social sustainability. This study is a descriptive-survey one that studies the analysis of structural relationships of social sustainability considering four dimensions based on DFID theoretical foundations and good governance with eight dimensions of UNPD. This research is a survey in terms of practical purpose and the way of collecting data. The statistical population of the study were the heads of rural households in Kashan (N = 364482) which was calculated using the Krejcie-Morgan table, the statistical sample size of 379 people. In order to obtain samples in this study, multi-stage sampling method was used. The obtained Cronbach's alpha value is 0.75 for good governance indicators and 0.72 for social sustainability indicators. SPSS software version 24 and AMOS software were applied for data analysis. Based on the results, the components of good governance and social sustainability with an average of 3.120 and 2.780 in the villages of Kashan, respectively, have been evaluated as average and lower than the desired level, respectively; it had a good fit (RMSEA = 0/022) between the components of good governance and social stability. According to the research findings, improving the indicators of legality, transparency, accountability, efficiency and effectiveness, participation, consensus, justice and accountability are effective in developing the components of social sustainability.

Extended Abstract
1-Introduction
social sustainability is mainly defined as having four main and explanatory elements, namely social justice, social cohesion, participation and security. In this sense, components such as equal opportunities, living with cooperation and cooperation, equal opportunities for all individuals to play social roles, along with livelihood security and the safety of human settlements against risks, are the basis for measuring social sustainability.
Today, good governance is one of the goals emphasized by many countries. These countries seek to achieve this idea through the planning of institutions and the involvement of various social actors.
Therefore, the new approach, the creation of local, horizontal and cross-sectoral organizations are the basic principles to achieve the goals of sustainable development and civil society, as well as the division of responsibilities between central and local governments and empowering citizens which are in contrast with central, public and sectoral administrative system; as a result, due to the complexity of the environmental situation and the behavior of various elements to achieve sustainable development, the use of the concept of good or good governance focusing on criteria such as justice, participation, etc. is proposed.
In the relationship between good governance and social sustainability, the introduction of categories in later issues of sustainable development emphasizes the political dimensions of the sustainability paradigm. The most important characteristics of good governance are participation and the rule of law; these are both the issues that are very closely correlated with the dimension of social stability and its characteristics.
Based on the above studies, Kashan rural community was selected as a sample population due to the importance of the issue and its role in social sustainability and weakness in the literature related to indicators of social sustainability and good governance in rural areas of Iran. More detailed relationships of different dimensions of governance were considered by applying good based theory (UNPD) and social sustainability based on DFID theory.

2-Materials and Methods
This research is a survey in terms of practical purpose and the way of collecting data. The statistical population of the study were the heads of rural households in Kashan city (N = 364482) which was calculated using the Krejcie-Morgan table with a statistical sample size of 379 people.
The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the professors of Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Geography, University of Isfahan. Cronbach's alpha test was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. The table below shows the alpha factor for the measurement scales in this study. In the present study, the indicators of good rural governance include participation, legitimacy, accountability, responsibility, consensus, central justice, efficiency and effectiveness, and transparency. The indicators used in social sustainability are also sense of spatial belonging, social solidarity and cohesion, access to services and facilities (social justice) and a sense of social security.

3- Results and Discussion
The findings reveal that the variable of good governance directly affects the variable of social stability and a significant relationship is observed among them. The path coefficient was observed between the variables of good governance and social stability (= = 0/93 and t = 12/19). A summary of the results of the structural equations of the model for measuring good governance and social sustainability is presented in Table 9. As can be seen, based on the path coefficients (standard coefficient value and standard error), it is acceptable for the structural model variables indicating the appropriate compatibility of the structural model. According to the research results, all variables had a factor load greater than 0/5 and the t value of all paths was greater than 1/69.
According to the reported value of fitness indicators in the table above, it can be seen that the structural equation model of the research variables has a suitable and acceptable fit; Therefore, based on the fitted model of the research, it can be said that the construction applied to examine the relationship between good governance and social sustainability shows acceptable compatibility. It can also be said that the data are consistent with the proposed model and the presented indicators indicate that in general the proposed model has the ability to explain the variables and is desirable in terms of the sum of the model fit indices.

4- Conclusion
One of the main components that promotes social stability is good governance. The findings of the present study show the existence of a relationship between two variables. According to the results of the present study, good governance has been effective in promoting social sustainability. In other words, the higher the level of good governance, the higher the level of social stability of individuals. The results of the research regarding the structural model of the research also indicate that according to the obtained results, it can be said that the research tool had good reliability and reliability. Also, the variable of good governance directly affects the variable of social stability and a significant relationship is observed between them. Considering the reported value of fitness indicators, it was found that the structural equation model of the research variables has a suitable and acceptable fit and the general structure of the research is approved; Therefore, based on the fitted model of the research, it can be said that the components used in the research, which were collected based on previous studies, can estimate the structural effects of good governance on social sustainability and all dimensions of social sustainability have a causal relationship with good governance. In explaining how good governance and social sustainability are related, it should be acknowledged that one of the aspects of maintaining social sustainability are social relations and good governance by creating a sense of trust, life expectancy, participation and facilitating collective action and action based on mutual trust and empathy. Helps maintain social sustainability as one of the branches of sustainable development. In addition, good governance leads to a suitable social environment and reduces feelings of powerlessness and alienation by creating a sense of trust in society. As a result, it will promote social stability.