Environmental Researches

Environmental Researches

Good Governance; A Tool for Sustainable Development of Protected Areas Case Study: Oshtoran-kuh Lorestan Protected Area

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Leila Liriaei 1
Hassan Esmaeilzadeh 2
Romina Sayahnia 3
1 PhD Student in the Dept. of the Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Dept. of the Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Dept. of the Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/eiap.2025.217511
Abstract
In recent years, several factors have caused the unsustainability of the protected areas in the country, among which we can mention things such as the interference of various institutions in the management of these areas, excessive tourism, unprincipled grazing, destruction of habitats, etc. Oshtoran-kuh Protected Area is among the mentioned areas that due to the lack of sufficient supervision, low efficiency of local projects, lack of detailed planning for the protection of natural areas, economic and livelihood problems of local communities, exploitation of mines, The weak participation of local communities and the like is facing unsustainability in various dimensions. In the current research, an attempt has been made to realization the sustainable development of Oshtoran- kuh protected area by using the good governance approach. The research method is based on the causal method. Documentary and survey methods have been used in data collection. For this purpose, a questionnaire was used to collect the data required for the research. The reliability of the data obtained from the questionnaire was done by calculating Cronbach's alpha. data analysis was done based on quantitative methods (Descriptive and inferential statistical tests). For this purpose, the average, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of each of the research variables have been investigated for the comparative investigation of the research dimensions. The Kolmogorove-Smirnov test was used to check the normality of the data, and the Somers’d test was used to check the correlation of the data. The territory of the research is Oshtoran-kuh protected area, which is located in Lorestan province. The findings show that the status of governance in the studied area is weak and the degree of sustainability is in the medium level based on the Likert scale. The product of sustainability shows the appropriate state of the socio-cultural dimension and the average state of other dimensions. The findings of the research indicate the existence of a relatively direct relationship between the good governance approach and sustainable development in the studied area.
Keywords
Sustainability
Unsustainability
Natural resource management
Planning
Protected areas
Subjects
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Volume 15, Issue 30
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March 2025
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