تصمیم‌گیری گروهی ذینفعان بخش کشاورزی برای مدیریت پایدار منابع آب زیرزمینی: مطالعه موردی خراسان شمالی

نوع مقاله : مقالات پژوهشی به زبان انگلیسی

نویسندگان

• مهسا بهرامی نسب ¹
• علی فیروززارع ¹
• آرش دوراندیش ²
• محمود صبوحی ¹
• محمد قربانی ³

¹ گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران

² گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی، دانشگاه تهران، ایران

³ گروه علوم زمین، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

10.22067/jead.2025.91123.1320

چکیده

منابع آب زیرزمینی به‌عنوان یک منبع حیاتی برای کشاورزی در مناطق خشک محسوب می‌شوند که برداشت بی‌رویه از آن‌ها منجر به چالش‌های جدی مانند کاهش سطح آب و افزایش کم‌آبی شده است. این مطالعه با تمرکز بر نیاز فوری به مدیریت پایدار منابع آب زیرزمینی، از رویکرد تصمیم‌گیری گروهی مشارکتی با حضور ذینفعان متنوع، به‌ویژه کشاورزان، استفاده می‌کند. نادیده گرفتن مشارکت کشاورزان در فرآیند تصمیم‌گیری منجر به سیاست‌های ناکارآمد شده است. این پژوهش با به‌کارگیری روش‌های تصمیم‌گیری چندمعیاره(MCDM) ، به‌ویژه تکنیک‌های آنتروپی شانون فازی وTOPSIS  فازی، راهبردهای کاهش مصرف آب زیرزمینی در منطقه صفی‌آباد شمال خراسان، ایران را اولویت‌بندی می‌کند. داده‌های کیفی حاصل از مصاحبه با ذینفعان، بینش‌هایی در مورد چالش‌ها و فرصت‌های مرتبط با استفاده از آب زیرزمینی ارائه می‌دهد و دو راهبرد اصلی را شناسایی می‌کند: (۱) انتقال به کشت محصولات کم‌آب‌بر و (۲) پذیرش سیستم‌های آبیاری مدرن. این راهبردها نه تنها کاهش قابل توجهی در مصرف آب را نوید می‌دهند، بلکه از شیوه‌های کشاورزی پایدار نیز حمایت می‌کنند. یافته‌ها بر اهمیت همکاری ذینفعان در اجرای سیاست‌های مؤثر مدیریت آب تأکید می‌کنند تا استفاده مسئولانه از منابع تضمین شده و پایداری بلندمدت حاصل شود. این مطالعه به‌عنوان الگویی برای پژوهش‌های آینده عمل می‌کند و از روش‌های ترکیبی که تحلیل‌های کیفی و کمی را ادغام می‌کنند، برای ارائه توصیه‌های سیاستی و بهبود مدیریت منابع آب حمایت می‌کند.

کلیدواژه‌ها

• تصمیم‌گیری
• راهبردهای حفاظت از آب
• مدیریت آب کشاورزی
• مشارکت ذینفعان
• نقش کشاورزان

موضوعات

• اقتصاد کشاورزی

عنوان مقاله [English]

Group Decision-Making of Agricultural Stakeholders towards Sustainable Groundwater Resources Management: A Case Study in North Khorasan

نویسندگان [English]

• M. Bahrami Nasab ¹
• A. Firoozzare ¹
• A. Dourandish ²
• M. Sabouhi ¹
• M. Ghorbani ³

¹ Department of Agricultural Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

² Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Department of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده [English]

Groundwater is a vital resource for agriculture in arid regions which its over-extraction has led to significant challenges of declining water levels and increased scarcity. This study addresses the urgent need for sustainable groundwater management by employing an inclusive group decision-making approach involving diverse stakeholders, with a focus on farmers. Overlooking the participation of farmers in the decision-making approach led to ineffective policies. Utilizing Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods, specifically the fuzzy Shannon entropy and Fuzzy TOPSIS techniques, the research prioritizes strategies for reducing groundwater consumption in the Safi-Abad region of North Khorasan, Iran. Qualitative data from stakeholder interviews provided insights into the challenges and opportunities related to groundwater use, revealing two primary strategies: (i) transitioning to low water-demand crops; and (ii) adopting modern irrigation systems. These approaches not only promise significant reductions in water usage but also support sustainable agricultural practices. The findings highlighted the importance of stakeholder collaboration in implementing effective water management policies, ensuring responsible resource use, and securing long-term viability. This study served as a model for future research, advocating for mixed methods integrating qualitative and quantitative analyses to inform policy recommendations and improve water resource management.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

• Agricultural water management
• Decision-making
• Farmers role
• Stakeholder participation
• Water conservation strategies

©2025 The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)

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