: Indicators and criteria proposal of artificial recharge projects sustainability assessment on DPSIR frameworkCase study: artificial recharge project of Kal – Fars province

With due attention drought and water deficit in recent years, artificial recharge (A.R.) projects have been special importance as a solution execute for comparison with present state. A.R. projects effect on environmental, social and economic dimensions through direct or non-direct. This efficient can sustainable or non-sustainable for development dimensions. First, sustainability development of A.R. projects need appointment and description assessment framework. One of the effect framework for sustainability assessment of environmental, social and economic is DPSIR framework or driving force-pressure-state-impact-response. In this search, assessment criteria and indicators appoint with DPSIR framework, area condition, special view to A.R. project of Kal (south of Fars province) and notice area environmental, social and economic problems. Research method is questionnaire- analytic method. This research be based on Delphi method and asked from 16 experts. Results show, 10 criteria appoint for environmental, social and economic dimensions. Also, 100 indicators appoint for three dimensions. For environmental dimension (with 4 criteria) 54 indicators, social dimension (with 3 criteria) 27 indicators and economic dimension (with 3 criteria) 28 indicators