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

Sepaskhah, Ali Reza; Karami, Ezatollah

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.07.004

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“…The interest in research that generates social benefits in turn motivates the search for a system of evaluation of science that detects its social impact (Lauronen, 2020). This evaluation is understood as the tool that identifies the social consequences of planned interventions produced after the development of research (Vanclay, 2003; Ahmadvand & Karami, 2017). Funding agencies are the main stakeholders in this evaluation, as they seek to justify how money spent on research improves people's lives (Holbrook & Frodeman, 2011).…”

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Pathways for the social impact of research in Barcelona's tourism policy

Viana-Lora

Andreu

2023

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Purpose This paper aims to analyse Barcelona City Council's tourism policy documents to detect how, through the influence of research, different pathways are produced to achieve social impact. Design/methodology/approach Using the case study approach, a qualitative content analysis is applied to review 31 tourism policy documents of Barcelona City Council. Findings The results show that the influence of tourism research on Barcelona City Council's policy documents occurs through the following pathways that drive potential social impact: the development of shared research programmes, joint projects, the creation of information exchange platforms, support for academia, the creation of debates, the founding of institutes, the referencing of scientific articles and studies commissioned directly by the City Council from higher education bodies for implementation in the city. Originality/value The originality of this paper is to highlight the social relevance of research and to contribute to raising awareness among researchers. The social impact of research is an under-explored topic in the field of tourism. Moreover, there is little research that conducts this analysis through policy documents.

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Pathways for the social impact of research in Barcelona's tourism policy

Viana-Lora

Andreu

2023

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“…However, the evaluation of social impact, understood as “the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed actions, which are related to individuals, organisations and social macro-systems” (Becker, 2001), is still under development. Evaluation is, in this context, a tool for understanding the societal consequences of scientific research and aids decision-making by managers, funders and society as a whole (Ahmadvand and Karami, 2017; Vanclay et al, 2015). Since funding agencies seek to ensure that funded projects clearly identify societal benefits (Holbrook and Frodeman, 2011) but lack valid measurement systems, it is the researcher’s responsibility to demonstrate the social impact of their work (Sordé, et al, 2020) and make it visible (Lauronen, 2020), rather than assume that this communication and impact occur by default (Wilsdon et al, 2015).…”

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Advancing a framework for social impact assessment of tourism research

Viana-Lora

Andreu

Clavé

2022

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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This article aims to advance the methodology for assessing the social impact of tourism research. An evaluation framework was designed to measure social impact in three stages—ex-ante, in-itinere and ex-post—and the ex-post evaluation was applied to a tourism research project, the POLITUR project, to test its validity. The collected information originated from interviews and documentary material. The analysis was structured according to six main areas—communication and promotion, policies and regulation, economic benefit, new technological resources, environment and social improvements—and four dimensions—temporal, applied, geographical and sustainability. The results are followed by a discussion of the domains and dimensions of the social impact assessment of tourism research. The need for further improvement in methods for measuring the social impact of tourism research and the importance of research that generates social impact are highlighted.

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Modernization of artisanal fishing communities on Andros Island, The Bahamas, as a treadmill of production

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Oren

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Ocean & Coastal Management

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

Cited by 4 publications

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Pathways for the social impact of research in Barcelona's tourism policy

Pathways for the social impact of research in Barcelona's tourism policy

Advancing a framework for social impact assessment of tourism research

Modernization of artisanal fishing communities on Andros Island, The Bahamas, as a treadmill of production

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