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作者

Tahmineh Ladi;Asrin Mahmoudpour;Ayyoob Sharifi

来源

HABITAT INTERNATIONAL,Vol.113,P.102375

语言

英文

关键字

Human development index;Iran;OLS regression;Water poverty index;Water scarcity

作者单位

Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Toledo, OH, USA;University of Art, Department of Urban Planning, Tehran, Iran;Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advances, Science and Engineering, & Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Iran;Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Toledo, OH, USA;University of Art, Department of Urban Planning, Tehran, Iran;Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advances, Science and Engineering, & Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Iran

摘要

Water scarcity is a major issue that many countries, especially developing ones are facing. Climate change is expected to further exacerbate water scarcity in many parts of the world. The Water Poverty Index (WPI) is used as one of the important tools for measuring water scarcity. Although WPI is linked to the development of countries, the impacts of WPI components on the development are not clearly investigated. There are studies that demonstrate strong associations between water-related factors such as availability and accessibility, and development capacity. However, limited knowledge exists on the impacts of multiple WPI sub-components on the Human Development Index (HDI). This paper aims to assess the impacts of the WPI components (i.e., resource, capacity, access, use, and environment) on the HDI in Iran. For this purpose, the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression modeling is used. The results show that the resource component of the WPI has the largest impact on the HDI in Iran, followed by the capacity, environment, use, and access components. Also, while the use component inversely impacts the HDI, the increase in the other components leads to an increase in the HDI. Based on the findings, the paper provides planning recommendations for improving the WPI and consequently the HDI in Iran.