A Systems-Based Approach to Analyze Environmental Issues: Problem-Oriented Innovation System for Water Scarcity Problem in Iran

Environmental issues such as water scarcity are typically multidimensional problems, and resolving them requires a systems-based approach and socio-technical innovations. This article applies the “Problem-oriented Innovation System (PIS)” as a new approach to resolve water scarcity problem. In Iran,...

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Published inThe journal of environment & development Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 291 - 316
Main Authors Ghazinoory, Sepehr, Khosravi, Mohammad, Nasri, Shohreh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Case studies
Decentralization
Drought
Environmental monitoring
Innovations
Mismanagement
Natural disasters
Scarcity
Socioeconomic factors
Standardization
System failures
Water management
Water resources management
Water scarcity
Iran
water scarcity
water resources management
water-related problems
drought
systems-based water management
Problem-oriented innovation system
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Summary:Environmental issues such as water scarcity are typically multidimensional problems, and resolving them requires a systems-based approach and socio-technical innovations. This article applies the “Problem-oriented Innovation System (PIS)” as a new approach to resolve water scarcity problem. In Iran, this has not been the case as natural water scarcity along with decades of mismanagement has turned water scarcity into a national crisis and caused several interrelated socioeconomic problems. Using case study, in this article, Iran’s water scarcity is analyzed to see how the PIS is able to help resolve this problem. Results indicate that the inefficient management and monitoring the water scarcity and lack of appropriate standardization and tariffs are the most important system failures of the water scarcity PIS in Iran. Also, the most important policy implications are moving toward decentralization in water management based on a participatory approach and establishing a national drought monitoring system.
ISSN:1070-4965
1552-5465
DOI:10.1177/10704965211019084