Archives and planning for sustainable development models of reality: case study in the archival service of the wilaya of Constantine

Abstract

Interest in archives emerged mainly since the French Revolution. Much more attention was paid to historical documents, especially for their cultural and historical role. In the United States, during the Second World War, attention was much more focused on administrative archives, thanks to Schellenberg's theory of the three ages (1956), which gave a wider opportunity to the application of Archives.
In addition, the archive centers have an important role in the administrative processes and in the planning of the various development projects based on the new technologies.
On the other hand, sustainable development is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is based on a long-term vision that takes into account the indivisibility of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of development activities. And archives are an indispensable tool for improving the political, economic and administrative management of a country.
The adoption of good archival management systems makes it possible to quickly find the documents needed to make decisions in an appropriate time, thus improving the efficiency of the administration. Accordingly, the good management of archival documents has a financial impact on administrative efficiency, highlighting the studies and experiments already carried out, rather than repeating them. This saves time, money and work. In contrast, Loss or destruction of archival documents can cause political, administrative, or legal management difficulties and thus harm the state.
We adopted the descriptive method in addition to conducting interviews with officials in the department in the purpose of collecting the necessary data to discover the extent to which archives contribute in planning sustainable development. We reached,at the end, the conviction that the creation of guidance documents is vital to activate the role of archives in this context.