Agricultural development; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Groundwater indicators; Trust and engagement; Condition; Economic development; Groundwater governances; Groundwater indicator; Policy makers; Waters resources; Western Iran; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Chemistry; Geography, Planning and Development; Water Science and Technology
Abstract :
[en] Over the previous half century, increased groundwater mining has had significant social and economic implications that are still going on. Many solutions and frameworks have been proposed in the world to overcome these problems. In this study, we attempted to analyze the conditions of Hamedan-Bahar plain in terms of groundwater governance (GG). The groundwater governance indicators were evaluated using the Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). In general, the status of the groundwater governance (GG) indicators in the region shows that these indicators are all lower than the standard level and are not in good condition. Based on the results, the constructs of policy-making (β = 0.867), information and data (β = 0.866), and stakeholder engagement (β = 0.859) had the greatest effect on the latent variable (i.e., groundwater governance), while the other constructs had a moderate effect. Among the three constructs of water governance, the efficiency construct (β = 0.404) with the indicators of information and data, budget, legislation, and innovative measures had the greatest impact on the governance of groundwater resources in Hamedan-Bahar plain. Finally, the overall goodness of fit (GOF = 0.77) reflects the excellent fit of the model. According to the results obtained, the water system managers and policy makers in the province should increase stakeholders' knowledge and awareness about new frameworks of water resources governance. A robust framework is presented for policy makers and planners to identify the gaps and problems of water resources. Furthermore, various aspects and features should be emphasized simultaneously so as to achieve sustainable governance of groundwater resources.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Foroushani, Taraneh Sarami; College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Balali, Hamid; College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Movahedi, Reza; College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Kurban, Alishir; Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China ; Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China ; Sino-Belgian Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China ; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Värnik, Rando; Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Rural Economics, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Stamenkovska, Ivana Janeska; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Importance of good groundwater governance in economic development: The case of western Iran
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