Model of social impact assessment of transportation and logistics policies in the islamic republic of iran

Logistics and transportation are important components of the economy and play a key role in the economic development of a country. Logistics -as one important industry- integrates several professions around a single axis. One of these professions is shipping, which is one of the most important and basic components of each economy, accounting for roughly half of the costs of logistics and has a significant impact on the economic growth process. The infrastructure of this function, on the one hand, is the main artery of communication between economic sectors, as well as the interface between the markets for the movement of goods and services, and on the other, it plays the role and the nature of facilitating the travel of passengers. This paper presents an introduction to the management of transportation and review of transport policies and social impacts of this industry in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the past years and compared the industry in Iran and developed countries and by assessing the impact of transport policies on the community, Some suggests future trends. At first, indicators of the field of logistics and transportation have been expressed and the overall status of I.R Iran among the world is examined . then, by expressing the social effects of the six indicators of LPI[1], the comparison with developed countries in each social issue The social impact of shipping and logistics policies in developed countries is analyzed in comparison with Iran. Then, having social indicators and transport policies, a two-dimensional map of the analysis of the impact of policies on social indicators has been architectured.