Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Analysis of Social Tensions Caused by Water Scarcity among Rural Farmers: Case Study of Miyanjam Rural District in Torbat-e Jam County

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

H. Sojasi Qeidari 1
T. Sadeqlou 1
R. Hosseini Kahnuj 2
K. Yazdani Marvi Langari 3

1 Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

2 PhD Student of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

3 M.A Student of Geography and Rural Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2018.290
Abstract
Given that agriculture is the most important economic activity of villagers and the largest share of water consumption is in this sector, water scarcity in it can lead to serious crises such as political, economic, social and environmental tensions. And ... in the lives of humans, including rural villagers. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to analyze the social tensions caused by water scarcity among rural farmers in the Miyanjam rural. The method used is descriptive-analytical. The main tool for collecting data is a library method - documentary and field study using a questionnaire. For data processing and analysis of social tension, SPSS software was used and the PROMETHEE software was used to rank the villages. One-sample T test was used to study the variables of social tension due to water scarcity due to normal indices. Considering that the upper limit (1.1969) and the lower limit (0.3279) of indicators are positive and the mean of society in these indices is more than the test case, the results indicate that the mentioned indices in the studied villages in the middle position to the top. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient (0.395) was used to investigate the relationship between two variables of drought and social tension, which showed that as social dysfunctions increase, social tensions increase. The results of the Prometheus software show that the villages of Amghan and Kalateh Marvi have the highest net inflow due to social tension.

Keywords

water scarcity
water crisis
social tension
drought
Miyanjam rural district
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