Explaining the sociological model of water consumption management in the central catchment area of Zanjan province

Subject Areas : Water Resource Management

hadi yasser ¹ , mozaffaraddin shahbazi ² , Meysam Mousaaei ³

1 - Ph.D. Student of Department of Sociology, Economics and Development, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty Member of Humanities and Arts, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty Member of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-05-23 Accepted : 2022-12-07 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Laws, Social Capital, Water Consumption Management, Zanjan, Local leaders,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: In the current situation, the pattern of water consumption and its knowledge in different areas are not paid attention to, and the strong need to know the amount of consumption and the factors affecting it is quite noticeable. Currently, the central watershed of Zanjan province is facing a severe water crisis. And the purpose of this research is to determine the social factors affecting the management of water consumption and to draw its sociological model in the mentioned basin and to provide solutions to the water crisis in the region to the administrators and water managers. Material and Methodology: This research is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods using a multi-level model alignment plan, the quantitative part with the statistical population of 19125 agricultural operators and the selection of 377 operators as a sample through the Cochran formula using the survey method and the qualitative part using the method Delphi was launched in 1401.has been implemented In the qualitative section,30 experts have been purposefully selected from among the employees of the Agricultural Jahad Organization, the Regional Water Administration and the agricultural elites of Zanjan province. Findings: In this research,the quantitative and qualitative parts complement each other,the quantitative part shows that the variables of cultural capital,economic capital,social participation,social cohesion and social trust have a direct relationship with the variable of water consumption management.Among the issues raised by the society's elites in the three stages of the Delphi method are the existence of wrong habits,the lack of laws,the welfare of officials and the lack of attention to issues such as the integrity of the land and the lack of correct cultivation patterns in water consumption management. Discussion and Conclusion: By examining the variables studied in the quantitative section and the findings of the Delphi method, we came to the conclusion that the variables of social cohesion, social trust,social participation,cultural capital and economic capital explain 60% of the changes in the water consumption management variable, as well as the category of local leaders.approved laws,established rules,social motivation,commitment and expertise in human resources, technical issues and single governance are the categories resulting from the Delphi method that affect water consumption management.At the end of the research,the sociological model of water consumption management was drawn with the help of the results of both quantitative and qualitative parts.

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