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Social Network Analysis of Local Stakeholders in Action Plan for Water Resources Co-Management(Case study: Jajrood River in Latian watershed, Darbandsar village)
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Mahdi Ghorbani *   , Fariba Ebrahimi , Ali Salajegheh , Mohsen Mohseni_saravi |
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Abstract: (13404 Views) |
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Water
issue is one of the most critical and challenging, meanwhile the most
complicated forms of resource and production management. However, water resources governance as the
most valuable natural resource along with local user’s engagement for water
resource co-management, is considered one of the necessities of water security
program. Network analysis has a lot of capabilities to organize water
co-management of watersheds. So, this method has
been used to
measure criteria and
quantitative and mathematical
indicators associated with Jajrood river in Darbandsar village in
Latian watershed. All Local users
of water resources
in Darbandsar village
have been deliberated in the
research. The results revealed that degree of social cohesion based on trust
and collaboration among Darbandsar residents, is very poor to poor. Also social
network stability is reported as poor to average. In addition, the results indicate a high
correlation of trust and collaboration among local stakeholders of water resources
in this study. Based on these results it
can be stated improving social cohesion and social fund among local
stakeholders is considered one of the requirements of water resource
co-management program in order to achieve water security and sustainable
development |
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| Keywords: Social network analysis, water resources governance, water resources co-management, social cohesion, local stakeholders’ network, Darbandsar village |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special
Received: 2014/11/9 | Accepted: 2014/11/9 | Published: 2014/11/9
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