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The effect of policy incoherence on the emergence of groundwater-related subsidence phenomena: a case study from Iran

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  • Seyed Taha Loghmani Khouzani
  • Sabrina Kirschke
  • Ali Yousefi
  • Rudolf Liedl

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Land subsidence due to overexploitation of aquifers is often attributed to incoherent public policies. Taking the case of the Mahyar valley in Iran as an example, and based on a mixed-method research design, this study analyses the effects of policy incoherence on well use for agricultural irrigation and the resulting groundwater levels. Results show how an accumulation of policy incoherence over time results in an increased construction of wells, ultimately leading to a groundwater table drawdown, with a significant decrease of 7.61 m in the last 16 years.

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  • Seyed Taha Loghmani Khouzani & Sabrina Kirschke & Ali Yousefi & Rudolf Liedl, 2022. "The effect of policy incoherence on the emergence of groundwater-related subsidence phenomena: a case study from Iran," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(2), pages 181-204, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:47:y:2022:i:2:p:181-204
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2022.2038436
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    1. Mardani Najafabadi, Mostafa & Magazzino, Cosimo & Valente, Donatella & Mirzaei, Abbas & Petrosillo, Irene, 2023. "A new interval meta-goal programming for sustainable planning of agricultural water-land use nexus," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 484(C).

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