high inflation has been as one of the characteristics of developing countries including iran and its economic and social impacts are extensive. compiling policies for economic development requires that inflation impacts on different social classes should be studied carefully. microeconomic analyses show that because of higher increase in price of goods that have higher share in consumption bund...

Previous research has extensively studied individual components of Parkinson’s by studying the disease but thus far does not address the comprehensive impacts and obstacles of life with Parkinson’s. The common experiences of Parkinson’s can offer insight as to how provide better care by addressing multiple domains in a person’s life. This hypothetical case study highlights commonalities shared ...

This paper considers the issue of discounting in relation to the appraisal of very long-term social projects. This is an increasingly important matter given the growing concerns over the environmental and safety impacts of many projects on future generations. Standard discounting practice trivialises the welfare impacts of projected costs and benefits on future populations, so a credible altern...

The historical city of Bisotun in western Iran is popular for its ancient heritage and cultural tourism. Bisotun is a protected area and registered in the list of world heritage Sites in 2006.This study examines the perceptions of the residents toward social and economic impacts of tourism development in the area. A questionnaire was designed for this research and various related literature wer...

In this study, we consider green supply chains as a potential area for business growth, product/operation efficiency, and effective utilization of environmental resources. These areas contribute to the greater good of the society. This study intends to focus on the various impacts of the green supply chain in terms of citizenship. We explore the concept of citizenship and how citizenship impact...

residential mobility is an important ecological mobility which, besides physical impacts, has contributed in shaping or reshaping of urban social milieus. the analyses of results related to a sample of 17510 households inhabiting in 40 regions of mashhad indicates that 46.9 percent of them had experienced a residential relocation during a period of ten years, the maximum of which (62.8 percent)...

Participatory processes for obtaining residents' input about community impacts of proposed environmental management actions have long raised concerns about who participates in public involvement efforts and whose interests they represent. This study explored methods of broad-based involvement and the role of deliberation in social impact assessment. Interactive community forums were conducted i...

BACKGROUND Many countries have developed, or are developing, national strategies aimed at reducing the harms associated with hepatitis C infection. Making these strategies relevant to the vast majority of those affected by hepatitis C requires a more complete understanding of the short and longer term impacts of infection. We used a systematic approach to scope the literature to determine what ...

The major purpose of this study was conducted to identify the challenges in application of ICTs inrural areas of Iran. A questionnaire was developed and data collected from 187 extensionspecialists. The challenges was categorized by using factor analysis and results show challengeswere classified into organizational, technical, social, financial, regulatory and human factors byorder of their im...

Intensive resource extraction, in the form of multiple mining operations, presents significant assessment and management challenges for resource developers, governments, community and the environment. Cumulative impacts, ie the successive, incremental and combined impacts (both positive and negative) of an activity on society, the economy and the environment, can place significant pressure on s...