Recognition of indigenous knowledge in wooden house of Ziarat village And it’s role in native sustainable development

Abstract

Ziarat Village is located in the southern part of Gorgan in Golestan province. The objective of this content analysis study was identifying the role of indigenous knowledge in sustain development in the construction of this village. Interviews performed with ten informants and three native skilled carpenters, 18 times interview was performed. Interviews were handwritten and systematic process of, coding, sub-them, and them was done and analysed by lundman&Graneheim method.In coding process, 622 first level codes were obtained and after integrating the same code, beyond the textual data through that, hidden themes and concepts appeared from the inside of the data content sixteen sub-them were resulted. Finally the five them of wood knowledge technique,House building skills,socio-cultural interactions,economic efficiency and experiences transferring was obtained.Wood knowledge technique them had three sub-them that include:Suitable species and places of wood,wood procurement methods and wood handling.House building Skills them had four sub-them that include Ground floor arrangement, Construction of the first floor,roof run method and tools and appliances. Socio cultural interaction them, had four sub-them;partnership and cooperation,role of culture and social cohesion,autonomy and self-sufficiency,and improving the quality of life,and economic efficiency them had three sub-them such, construction costs reduction,empowerment and employment,the impact of the economy on the body of the house,finally experience’s transferring them had two sub-them;passion for learning and the relationship between teacher and student.As a result for the sustain development of Ziarat,Developmental plans in building houses of this village should be design by utilizing indigenous knowledge and recognizing culture,social,economic features through local community’s participation.

Keywords

• "indigenous knowledge"
• "ziarat village"
• "sustain development"
• "wooden house"
• "gorgan"