How collective efficacy makes a difference in responses to water shortage due to climate change in southwest Iran

S Pakmehr, M Yazdanpanah, M Baradaran - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change impacts the water sector in a manner that reduces the harvest and income
of farmers, thereby exacerbating poverty and many other social problems. However, through …

The effects of farmers' place attachment and identity on water conservation moral norms and intention

N Valizadeh, M Bijani, H Karimi, A Naeimi, D Hayati… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Investment in the behavioral change projects would not be possible without knowing their
prerequisites and determinants including intention, moral norms, identity, and place …

Social network analysis for identifying actors engaged in water governance: An endorheic basin case in the Middle East

S Nabiafjadi, M Sharifzadeh, M Ahmadvand - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water networks play an important role in complex multi-faceted water governance regimes
in which the involvement of various actors could potentially lead to coherent policies …

Explaining farmers' response to climate change-induced water stress through cognitive theory of stress: An Iranian perspective

S Pakmehr, M Yazdanpanah, M Baradaran - Environment, development …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigates the underlying causes of farmers' adaptation responses in the face of
the negative impacts of climate change on water resources in Iran. We applied the theory of …

Importance of good groundwater governance in economic development: The case of western Iran

T Sarami-Foroushani, H Balali, R Movahedi… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the previous half century, increased groundwater mining has had significant social and
economic implications that are still going on. Many solutions and frameworks have been …

Evaluating micro-irrigation system performance through assessment of farmers' satisfaction: implications for adoption, longevity, and water use efficiency

D Rouzaneh, M Yazdanpanah, AB Jahromi - Agricultural water …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is generally recognized that the success of agricultural innovations depends to a large
extent on farmers' satisfaction with them. ٌWhile the acceptance of drip irrigation among …

Institutional constraints to groundwater resource management in arid and semi-arid regions: a Straussian grounded theory study

RF Fatemeh, Y Masoud, G Saeed… - Hydrogeology …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
As institutions are key pillars of groundwater resource management (GRM) it is important to
determine the institutional constraints to GRM. This study used qualitative research methods …

The use of a bourdieusian “capitals” model for understanding farmer's irrigation behavior in Iran

F Rahimi-Feyzabad, M Yazdanpanah, RJF Burton… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to empirically test the explanatory ability of cultural capital,
which is generally considered more qualitatively and rarely quantified, for farmers' water …

Understanding factors that contribute to farmers' water conflict behavior

M Tatar, A Papzan, M Ahmadvand - Water policy, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Understanding water conflict behaviors and their contributing factors is critical for developing
effective agricultural water resource management. Hence, this paper examines how water …

A Comparative Analysis of Good Water Governance in Iran's Water-Poor Basins

S Nabiafjadi, M Sharifzadeh, HS Fami… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Springer
Water scarcity poses a significant threat to water-poor basins, highlighting the urgent need
for good governance strategies. This study investigates the complex factors influencing …