Identification of environmental rights indicators in geographical environments in Iran with emphasis on the concept of environmental right

Subject Areas : Regional Planning

Mohammad Ali Ahangarani ¹ , Mansoor Pournouri ² , Seyed Abbas POORHASHEMI ³ , Daryoosh Karimi ⁴

1 - PhD of Geography and Urban Planning, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor of Environmental Management, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-06-15 Accepted : 2020-08-09 Published : 2022-07-23

Keywords: Environmental law, Environmental indicator, Geographical environments, Ecological areas,

Abstract :

Today, environmental law is mentioned as one of the important tools for Natural spaces management and environmental protection. Applying legal aspects and considerations to natural geography requires comprehensive laws and guidelines. The right to a healthy environment is recognized as a fundamental right in the human rights community, although it has not yet been fully recognized. Special attention to this right has led to the recognition of the potential of civil, economic, cultural and social rights. The aim of this study was to identify the indicators related to the right to the environment of Iran. The research is of applied type. Initially, based on the classification of vegetative regions of Iran, the natural geography of the country was divided into five regions. The statistical population of the study included experts, managers, professors in the field of environment and natural resources. A statistical sample of 400 people was determined. SPSS21 software and information layer overlay system were used for data analysis. A total of 4 main indicators and 17 sub-indicators were identified. The "Ecosystem Health" indicator had the highest score (1397), after that "vegetation" indicator with 1305, the "animal wildlife" indicator with 1267 points and the "environmental quality" indicator with 1181 score were. The highest weight for sub-indicators belonged to "land use change" with 5.78 and the lowest weight belonged to "noise pollution" with 2.11. The "land use change" indicator was introduced as the most important indicator in all regions and the "noise pollution" was introduced as the least important indicator. According to the average score obtained for the seventeen indicators of environmental law, it was found that these indicators are the most important in the Zagros ecological region (4.37) and in the Irani-Turani (4.197), Hyrkani-Caspian (3.974), Arasbaran (3.93) and finally, Persian Gulf - Omani (3.178).

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