Application of social lifecycle approach in assessing social sustainability (Case Study:Menarid Project)

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

sara hajialiani ¹ , Farahnaz Rostami ² , mostafa Ahmadvand ³ , Ali Asghar Mirakzadeh ⁴ , Hossein Azadi ⁵

1 - Razi University, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education
2 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi Univeristy, Kermanshah, Iran
3 - Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
4 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi Univeristy, Kermanshah, Iran
5 - Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium

Received: 2022-08-22 Accepted : 2022-09-24 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: Social sustainability, Social Life Cycle, Menarid Project, Resin Watershed,

Abstract :

Introduction, the necessity of paying attention to social and understandable aspects of social sustainability during the evaluation of development projects is one of the most important and key tools in planning and policies for growth and development by governments.Materials and Methods:The overall paradigm of this mixed research is sequential-exploratory (qualitative-quantitative). In terms of controlling variables, it is non-experimental and in terms of purpose, it is an applied-developmental research. In the sequential-exploratory project, first the process of collecting and analyzing qualitative data is done and then these results are used for quantitative (questionnaire) section. Finally, both quantitative and qualitative analyses are interpreted and analyzed in one place. Results and Discussion :The findings indicated the fact that social sustainability was maximum in the time constraints of the project implementation and among the components of social sustainability, the component of social participation was identified as important points and high effects on social sustainability. Conclusions: The results of social sustainability assessment based on the social lifecycle approach can promote things such as creating a common view on comprehensive management of natural resources, sharing past information, advanced and planned development activities, better coordination of measures with existing investment, improving the design and regulation of future projects and plans, and identifying and addressing the main obstacles and bottlenecks for the development of successful approaches.