Urban planning, in particular on protected landscape areas, demands an increasing role of public participation within the frame of the efficiency of sustainable planning process. The development of urban planning actions in Protected Landscape areas, as Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, should perform a methodological process that is structured over distinct sequential stages, providing the developm...

1 – introductiontourism is a powerful force of change in the economy in both the developed and in the least developed countries. due to the formation of the concept of sustainable development, tourism industry as well as like other industries has been seeking ways to further alignment with the concept. sustainable tourism as a form of alternative tourism, is seeking to improve the quality of li...

background: participation is mostly cultural and familial based, and there is not any assessment scales for evaluating kids' participation in iranian context, therefore the purpose of this study was developing children's participation assessment scale for iranian children.   methods: development of this scale occurred in two phases; phase i: planning: following reviewing the literature and adop...

the study of ngos network function as facilitator in enviropreneurship development in iranian environmental ngos was the main aim of this research that conducted as a casual model method. the statistical sample was 51 environmental ngos in iran that selected randomly. questionnaire research instrument was to measure the studied structures. content validity by panel study confirmed. to determine...

social development undoubtedly requires people participation in different domains. it seems without participation, we cannot achieve a people-centered, inclusive and sustainable social development. in the social development process, all citizens with various ethnic and religious interests are able to affect on all the social phenomena and variables, based on their competencies and mental capaci...

Tools for fostering tourism sustainable development have evolved during a lifespan of 35 years in Mexico. There have been noted two strategic tendencies that planning agency FONATUR has implemented. New components of the planning process such as public participation and local initiatives as well as public environmental concern have modified the previous vision. The new vision is intended to be ...