Assessment of agricultural groundwater users in Iran: a cultural environmental bias

Salehi, Sadegh; Chizari, Mohammad; Sadighi, Hassan; Bijani, Masoud

doi:10.1007/s10040-017-1634-9

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“…A substantial part of renewable water resources available in Iran are consumed in the agricultural sector (Bijani and Hayati, 2015; Yazdanpanah et al , 2015; Salehi et al , 2018). Moreover, water resources are constantly being depleted given the increasing population growth as well as agricultural land‐use degradation and changes so that the issue of optimal consumption of water has further become of utmost importance.…”

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Farmers' resilience behaviour in the face of water scarcity in the eastern part of Lake Urmia, Iran: an environmental psychological analysis

Shojaei‐Miandoragh

Bijani

Abbasi

2019

Water & Environment J

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This study aimed to perform an environmental-psychological analysis of farmers' resilience behaviours towards water scarcity crisis. The study was descriptivecorrelational and causal-relational and was carried out as a survey. The statistical population was composed of farmers in Aji-Chay Basin in the eastern part of Lake Urmia (N = 417000), of whom 384 people were selected using stratified random sampling method. The instrument was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by a panel of experts. Its reliability was, also, verified using a Cronbach's alpha test and a pilot study (0.60 ≤ α ≤ 0.90). The findings presented the causal framework of farmers' resilience behaviour. The results of the causal analysis further indicated that the three variables of 'place attachment', 'environmental attitudes' and 'environmental beliefs' had the greatest impact on farmers' resilience behaviour towards water scarcity. The paper is concluded with some applied recommendations based on the findings.

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Farmers' resilience behaviour in the face of water scarcity in the eastern part of Lake Urmia, Iran: an environmental psychological analysis

Shojaei‐Miandoragh

Bijani

Abbasi

2019

Water & Environment J

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“…In the study of Salehi et al [34], the authors argue that the water sector is a fundamental and basic part of any national economy. It is directly linked to the growth of other sectors, especially the agricultural sector and its sub-sectors.…”

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Evaluation of Water Scarcity in Selected Countries of the Middle East

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Maitah

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The primary goal of this article is to evaluate water scarcity in selected countries of the Middle-East and assess the impact on agricultural production. To begin with, the Weighted Anomaly Standardized Precipitation (WASP) Index from 1979 to 2017 was spatially computed for Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. In order to demonstrate the effect of reduced levels of water, the water shortage situation in cities with the population higher than one million was examined. This was accomplished by utilizing the Composite Index approach to make water related statistics more intelligible. A projection for the years of 2020 to 2030 was created in order to demonstrate possible changes in the supply and demand for water in selected countries of the Middle-East. In regards to evaluating the economic effects of water shortages on agricultural sector, effects of lower precipitation on agricultural production in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia were estimated. With ever-increasing urbanization, all countries are currently experiencing a moderate to high water risk. Our research points to excessively high water stress for most analyzed cities through the year 2030. Also, it is demonstrated how much precipitation decreases influence agricultural production in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. From the analyzed countries, some evidence is found that precipitation negatively influences crop production, primarily for Iran.

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“…As prescribed groundwater samples were treated with 1 N HCl to avoid any interference due to hydroxides/carbonates present in the sample. Turbidimetric method was used for SO 4 2− , and the absorbance was recorded at 420 nm wavelength using spectrophotometer [42]. The detection limits of the instruments for each of the groundwater quality parameter are provided in supplementary Table 1.…”

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“…Groundwater is the largest and most reliable source of safe water supply across the globe, and it is widely used for human consumption, agriculture and industries activities. According to estimates approximately, one-third of the population across the globe rely on groundwater for drinking [1][2][3]; however, out of total groundwater use 65% is used for drinking, 20% is used for irrigation and livestock, and rest 15% is used for mining and industrial activities [3,4]. In recent past, rapid industrialization, unplanned urbanization, waste discharge and other demographic changes have increased the pressure on groundwater resources, both in terms of its quantity and quality [5][6][7].…”

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Integration of multivariate statistics and water quality indices to evaluate groundwater quality and its suitability in middle Gangetic floodplain, Bihar

2021

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This study is conducted along the middle Gangetic floodplain, to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics and suitability of groundwater for irrigation and human consumptions. Altogether 65 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for major ions and water quality parameters. pH of all the samples except 1 is found > 7, which suggests alkaline aquifer condition. Groundwater samples predominately belong to Ca-Mg-HCO3 water type followed by Na-HCO3, Mg-HCO3 and Mg-SO4 water types. Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) combines groundwater into two distinct groups, Group 1 is found as less mineralized as the average EC value is found 625.3 μS/cm, while it is found 1375 μS/cm for Group 2. The results of correlation analysis and PCA suggest influence of natural and anthropogenic activities on groundwater. PCA extracts four major PCs which describes 71.7% of total variance. PC1 indicates influence of both lithogenic and anthropogenic activities on groundwater quality. PC2 and PC3 infer natural factors, and PC4 suggests influence of anthropogenic activities on groundwater. Exceeding concentration of F−, Fe and Mn above WHO guidelines are found as major public health concern. WQI of all except 4 groundwater samples suggests excellent to good water quality; however, 23% of the samples are not suitable based on WPI values. Irrigation indices suggest that groundwater is mostly suitable for irrigation; however, 10.7%, 12.3% and 3% samples for RSBC, MAR and KR, respectively, exceed the recommended limits and are unsuitable for irrigation. A proper management strategy and quality assurance is recommended before groundwater consumption and use in the study area.

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Assessment of agricultural groundwater users in Iran: a cultural environmental bias

Cited by 76 publications

References 43 publications

Farmers' resilience behaviour in the face of water scarcity in the eastern part of Lake Urmia, Iran: an environmental psychological analysis

Farmers' resilience behaviour in the face of water scarcity in the eastern part of Lake Urmia, Iran: an environmental psychological analysis

Evaluation of Water Scarcity in Selected Countries of the Middle East

Integration of multivariate statistics and water quality indices to evaluate groundwater quality and its suitability in middle Gangetic floodplain, Bihar

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