Investigating the Social Impacts of the Construction of Eyvashan Dam on Surrounding Rural Areas

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph. D. student of Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.

2 Professor of Agricultural Extension and Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Department Rural Development Management, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Department Rural Development Management, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the social impacts of the Eyvashan Dam on the surrounding rural
areas. The methodology was quantitative in nature with the type of applied research and was
approached in a descriptive-survey manner. The statistical population of the study was 128
households living in the villages around Eyvashan Dam. Totally, 90 households were estimated as
sample size according to Bartlett and colleagues’ sample size table and were selected by performing a
random proportional distribution of the samples in four villages of Eyvashan, Chakmeh Siyah,
Goldareh, and Chaghalvandrud Olya. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire
within which the face validity was confirmed by a panel of experts. The reliability of the
questionnaire was also confirmed by conducting a pilot study and calculating the Cronbach's alpha
coefficients (0.621 - 0.879). Findings showed that the Dam affected all social components across local
communities in the way that conflict was more noticeable among them, with a decrease compared to
the past (-0.318). Results also revealed the variety of diverse impacts among the surrounding villages.

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Iranian Agricultural Extension and Education Journal
Volume 18, Special Issue
March 2023
Pages 25-34

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