干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions

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DOI	10.1016/j.watres.2024.122138
	Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions
	Bahraseman, Sasan Esfandiari; Firoozzare, Ali; Zhang, Can; Yousefian, Nazanin; Skominas, Rytis; Barati, Reza; Azadi, Hossein
通讯作者	Firoozzare, A
来源期刊	WATER RESEARCH
ISSN	0043-1354
EISSN	1879-2448
出版年	2024
卷号	265
英文摘要	In semi-arid and arid regions, qanats are a vital water source for agricultural needs. However, many communities are abandoning these traditional and sustainable water supply systems in favor of modern and more productive methods. Consequently, this research aimed to identify the most effective approaches for rejuvenating qanats in the dry and semi-arid areas of Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. To accomplish this goal, a comprehensive strategy was employed by merging the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT, Best-Worst Method (BWM), and the Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS).Based on interviews with experts in water resources and SWOT analysis, 27 factors affecting the restoration of qanats were identified and weighted with BWM. The results of BWM-WASPAS highlight the crucial role of a holistic approach in reviving qanats. The study findings reveal that the highest scores were obtained by the strategies reforming water governance policies to prioritize sustainable indigenous water resources (SO1) and establish an independent institution for qanat restoration (WT7). Conversely, educational (ST1), informational (SO3), and research (WO4) strategies concerning the revival of qanats were categorized as intermediate priorities. Lastly, strategies associated with farmlevel support policies were assigned lower priorities. Accordingly, it is recommended that policymakers in Mashhad give priority to macro-level and institutional policies concerning qanat restoration, considering the current state of indigenous water resources. Additionally, a continued emphasis on research policies and farmlevel initiatives is advised.
英文关键词	Water governance reform Water resource management Local knowledge Sustainable development
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001300179500001
WOS关键词	SELECTION ; WASPAS
WOS类目	Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405917
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bahraseman, Sasan Esfandiari,Firoozzare, Ali,Zhang, Can,et al. Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions[J],2024,265.
APA	Bahraseman, Sasan Esfandiari.,Firoozzare, Ali.,Zhang, Can.,Yousefian, Nazanin.,Skominas, Rytis.,...&Azadi, Hossein.(2024).Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions.WATER RESEARCH,265.
MLA	Bahraseman, Sasan Esfandiari,et al."Reviving the forgotten legacy: Strategies for reviving qanats as sustainable solutions for agricultural water supply in arid and semi-arid regions".WATER RESEARCH 265(2024).