Author : Mozayan Dehbashisharif

The paper explores the impact of social sustainability on culture buildings located in historical context. Cultural sustainability investigates different ways to enhancing human lives while preserving cultural heritage. Cultural sustainability is key to avoiding exploitation of the available limited resources. In this research study, the author use intensive and extensive review of the available relevant literatures related to sustainability, culture, and the built environment. The paper acknowledges the growing acknowledgement of cultural heritage as a tool vital in promoting social, economic, an environmental sustainability. The research thus provides an in-depth analysis of culture (historical buildings) and sustainability. The paper implies that cultural preservation promotes social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

Keywords: Architecture, Social Sustainability, Culture Buildings

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.2 (April-2017)