علی نوری ثانی

The construction of reservoir dams in the last 6 decades has paved the way for the displacement of more than 100 million people from their homes. According to the results of the present study, more than 2 million people in Iran have been affected by the construction of dams.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and social and cultural consequences of cash compensation policy in the release of dam reservoirs, The conceptual framework of the research is based on the assessment of social impacts. The qualitative research method of the grounded theory technique has been used. Participants in this study were 38 local informants and experts who were interviewed with a semi-constructed questionnaire. Analysis with three methods of open, axial and selective coding was put on the agenda. The results of the analysis of the interviews show 822 general concepts, 133 sub-categories, 18 main categories and 1 central category. Findings of the research based on the paradigm model show the disintegration of social structure and cultural context in the implementation of cash compensation policy. The results point to a need to change the approach, appoint a social trustee and evaluate the social impact of the project.

The implementation of reservoir dams over the past five decades has caused the displacement of more than 80 million people. According to data collected by the researcher, more than 2 million people in Iran have also been affected by the construction of dams. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Socio- cultural impacts and consequences of two methods of managing the release of dam reserves, criticize these two policies and why the effects and consequences occur And identifying the causal, contextual, intervening, strategic, and its implications has been the first experience at the national level. The research method is qualitative and the Grounded Theory is used. The study participants were 85 informants and local experts who were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed based on three methods of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. The results of the interview analysis included 1213 general concepts that were represented in 251 subcategories, 39 main categories and 2 central categories. The research findings based on the paradigmatic model show the relative stability of social and cultural domains in relocation and resettlement policy and the disruption of social structure and cultural context in cash compensation policy. The results of the present study can be considered in terms of the necessity of changing the approaches, reforming the bills, determining the social sphere and the need to monitor and evaluate the social and cultural impacts of the projects.

The implementation of reservoir dams has caused the displacement of more than 80 million people. According to the present study, more than 2 million people have been affected by the construction of dams in Iran. The present study aims at investigating into the socio-cultural impacts and consequences of two methods of managing the release of dam reservoirs. Criticizing these two policies and consequences and identifying the causal, contextual, intervening, strategic occur. The research method is qualitative and the Grounded Theory is used. The study participants were 47 informants and local experts who were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed based on three methods of open, axial and selective coding. The results of the interview analysis included 391 general concepts, 118 subcategories, 21 main categories and 2 central categories. The research findings based on the paradigmatic model show the relative stability of social, cultural domains in relocation, resettlement policy, the disruption of social structure and cultural context in cash compensation policy. The results of the present study can be considered in terms of the necessity of changing the approaches, determining the social sphere and the need to monitor and evaluate the social impacts of the projects.