Abstract

The current study is an attempt to provide a toolthat can be used to manage sustainable rural livelihoods moreeffectively. This tool also avoids the harm of resources wastageas much as possible. The indicators of the sustainability oflivelihood are investigated in this paper by reviewing the pastand recent studies. According to the literature reviews ofsustainable development, the sustainability of livelihood can beincluded in the main categories of rural assets. Therefore,based on the seven years fieldwork experience of this paper’sauthors in working with local rural communities and interviewswith specialists through a snowball method the ParticipatoryRural Appraisal method is identified as the best way for theextraction of indicators. As a result of the investigations in thispaper, the participatory assessment model (PAM) is proposedby using design thinking techniques. The possibility ofconverting qualitative values into quantitative ones is providedby drawing of hypothetical positions and mathematicalformulas. This model attempts are made to achieve livelihoodsustainability as a perspective. Additionally, developmentprojects aimed at conservation in the face of climate change canuse this model to assess their own perspective. Using PAM canalso help practitioners in this area to make more realisticplanning.