TY - JOUR ID - 391 TI - Investigating the evolution of water planning and policy in pre- and post- Islamic Revolution in Iran JO - Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities JA - ISIH LA - en SN - 2008-4641 AU - Talebi, M. AU - Zareian, M.J. AU - Farokhniya, A. AU - Roozbahani, R. AD - Ph.D in Sociology, Department of Water Resources Study and Research, Water Research Institute, Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran AD - Assistant Professor of Water Recourses Engineering, Department of Water Resources Study and Research, Water Research Institute, Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran AD - Ph.D in Water Recourses Engineering, Department of Water Resources Study and Research, Water Research Institute, Ministry of Energy, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 151 EP - 178 KW - development KW - water. policy-making KW - Iran KW - development plans DO - 10.22035/isih.2022.4556.4516 N2 - The adoption of intermediate plans for development and progress is based on policies that are in the form of specific objectives and legal mechanism and executive plans. As in many cases, the weakness in implementation can be traced to policies. Accordingly, due to the imbalance between consumption and demand in the management of water resources, one of the reasons can be sought in the form of policy-making and planning. However, water policy-making and planning in Iran has not been a fixed one and has undergone many changes in social and political contexts. Most of the developments in water planning and policy-making are between water programs before and after the Islamic Revolution; developments in medium and short terms are also evident. To identify these developments through a qualitative approach and the inductive content analysis method, the text of development plans and documents has been studied. Since the Islamic Revolution, these developments have been more influenced by the political discourse of the government. The results also show that development programs in Iran have not been sufficiently coherent in terms of the sustainability of water resources. In fact, the change in policies related to the exploitation of water resources during this period has led to the rupture of various development programs of the country from the perspective of water management. UR - http://www.isih.ir/article_391.html L1 - http://www.isih.ir/article_391_aa8087b2ebaf78ecda16317bfe68794e.pdf ER -