Environment and Ecology in Arid and Semi-Arid Rural Areas of Iran

Socio-ecological sustainability arises from interactions between natural and social systems. Accounting for water resources assets is an important part of the inventory of nationally owned natural resources assets, and is a basic prerequisite for the preparation of natural resources balance sheets. Iran, as a developing country, is located in arid and semi-arid areas in which water scarcity is a major issue and regarding to the highest level of water shortage is in the agricultural sector, the need for efficient use, or in other words, management of agricultural water is inevitable. Sustainability in water security means effectively managing water resources to continuously achieve social goals without surpassing ecological limits to maintain or enhance ecological integrity and social well-being. There is a real need to analyze the economic benefits and long term sustainability of future development against the protection of high class land for current and future production requirements. Agriculture is a highly water consuming activity, and water resources worldwide are heavily exploited for food production.

• | Author: Farhood Golmohammadi
• | Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jan 29, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00160 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 6208426669
• | ISBN-13: 9786208426668