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Mohammadhossein Dehghan Pour Farashah et al. Exploring the sustainability in a Rural Area

Table 1 The Activities Before the Pandemic
Activities
Environmental Preparing nests and Using indigenous fruits to cater to
seeds for birds in
tourists.
winter;

Economic Preparing financial support for locals Participating in the
through hiring women and youth;
exhibition on sustain-
able development.

Socio-cultural Using traditional ar- Operating free daily tours for the elder-
chitecture techniques
ly and orphans;
and materials as well
as implementing
minimum interven-
tion on the layout;
Using local hand- Helping to the edu-
made furniture and cation of residents'
pottery; children by selling
products and allocat-
ing its profit to buy
educational supplies
Introducing local Holding the extracurricular courses for
traditions, artists, the residents’ children.
and handmade on
the eco-lodge’s social
media;

Holding educational Holding a campaign to promote the
courses to familiarize conservation of local architectural
university students heritage;
with traditional
architectural tech-
niques.

Hosting traditional Hosting environmentally friendly tours
ceremonies and like the bicycle riding tours.
festivals;

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