Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.
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Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/ais.2024.442981.1081
Abstract
Development in today's world is based on the preservation of social and environmental wealth with the aim of meeting the needs of the present without risking the facilities and comfort of future generations. This attitude originated from the culture of sustainability, which has formed the concept of sustainable development based on the three pillars of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Preserving cultural heritage plays an important role in sustainable development, because it not only helps to preserve cultural identity, strengthen nationalism, the link between generations, and give meaning to social life, but also brings economic benefits that can benefit local communities. Great development projects, especially water resources management projects such as the construction of dams and water supply networks, if cultural heritage is neglected, it is considered a serious threat to this national wealth, which can be neutralized largely with corporate social responsibility. This article examines the importance of social responsibility in water resources management projects for the purpose of cultural heritage protection because the existing experiences show that this issue is generally neglected in social studies related to these projects.
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