The interaction dynamics of Qanats, deep wells and dams
(2005) International Conference on Qanats, Kerman, Iran p.59-72- Abstract
- Qanats are renewable water supply systems that have sustained human settlement on the Iranian plateau for millennia. By their very nature, Qanats have encouraged sustainable water use. Recent intense socio-economic changes in Iran have introduced other water harvesting methods like dams and deep wells. The short run advantages of new methods caused Qanats to be laid aside even though the application of these new methods cannot help the Iranians to have sustainable water resources in future. Using simple concepts of System Dynamics, this paper identifies the interaction dynamics of Qanats, deep wells and dams. Furthermore, it draws the Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) of the system and tries to evaluate the outcomes of the system in the short-run... (More)
- Qanats are renewable water supply systems that have sustained human settlement on the Iranian plateau for millennia. By their very nature, Qanats have encouraged sustainable water use. Recent intense socio-economic changes in Iran have introduced other water harvesting methods like dams and deep wells. The short run advantages of new methods caused Qanats to be laid aside even though the application of these new methods cannot help the Iranians to have sustainable water resources in future. Using simple concepts of System Dynamics, this paper identifies the interaction dynamics of Qanats, deep wells and dams. Furthermore, it draws the Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) of the system and tries to evaluate the outcomes of the system in the short-run and the long run respectively. Finally, based on the results of the study, the article draws up some suggestions for modification of current Qanat system in order to increase their efficiency as sustainable water supply systems. (Less)
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- author
- Larijani, Kaveh M.
and Zhang, Linus
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2005
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- International conference on qanat : Abstracts & CVs - Abstracts & CVs
- pages
- 13 pages
- publisher
- Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
- conference name
- International Conference on Qanats, Kerman, Iran
- conference location
- Kerman, Iran, Islamic Republic of
- conference dates
- 2005-11-23 - 2005-11-24
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 9fbdf8c2-bf89-4859-9c4f-ff01d8552d71
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