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Reflexive Water Management in Arid Regions: The Case of Iran

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  • Mohammad Reza Balali
  • Jozef Keulartz
  • Michiel Korthals

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To illuminate the problems and perspectives of water management in Iran and comparable (semi-) arid Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, three paradigms can be distinguished: the traditional, the industrial and the reflexive paradigm. Each paradigm is characterised by its key technical system, its main social institution and its ethico-religious framework. Iran seems to be in a state of transition from the ‘hydraulic mission’ of industrial modernity to a more reflexive approach to water management. This article sketches the contours of the emerging paradigm: a complementary system of traditional and modern methods of water provision, a participatory water resources management and a ‘post-mechanistic’ ethico-religious framework.

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  • Mohammad Reza Balali & Jozef Keulartz & Michiel Korthals, 2009. "Reflexive Water Management in Arid Regions: The Case of Iran," Environmental Values, , vol. 18(1), pages 91-112, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:18:y:2009:i:1:p:91-112
    DOI: 10.3197/096327109X404807
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