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Social impacts evaluation and insider-outsider paradigm: Floodwater spreading project on the Gareh-Bygone plain as an illustrative case

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  • Ahmadvand, Mostafa
  • Karami, Ezatollah

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Selection of the appropriate social impact evaluation approach has become an important issue in agricultural and rural development projects in developing countries. The aim of this research was to use the lens of insider-outsider or mutual social impact assessment approach to assess the social impacts of floodwater spreading project (FWSP) on the Gareh-Bygone plain, Iran. A survey methodology with systematic sampling techniques was used to select 138 households as insider group in four villages’ of the Gareh-Bygone plain which is covered by FWSP. Furthermore, key person interview was used to assess the viewpoints of experts (outsider group) who had close, ongoing involvement with the project. Result indicated that the experts’ viewpoints were more positive towards social impacts of the project. Whereas, the project had some negative and positive social impacts from the local people point of view.

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  • Ahmadvand, Mostafa & Karami, Ezatollah, 2017. "Social impacts evaluation and insider-outsider paradigm: Floodwater spreading project on the Gareh-Bygone plain as an illustrative case," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 69-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:epplan:v:65:y:2017:i:c:p:69-76
    DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.07.004
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