Sociological Study of the Challenge of Surface Water Management and Its Impact on the Daily Life of the Citizens of Ahvaz (Case Study: Urban Flood and Overflow of Sewage in the Cities of Ahvaz and Karun from 2018 to 2014)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

In February 2016 in Khuzestan province, dust in combination with air humidity affecting the province's electricity grid and widespread blackouts. As a consequence of the power outage, other infrastructure in the province also suffered, causing widespread public reactions. Thus, a technological disaster that affected the region's environmental conditions brought with it widespread social consequences. Accordingly, this article identifies and analyzes the social dimensions and consequences of the disaster and understanding the causes of the reactions. In this regard, by analyzing the literature on disaster analysis, Lindell's disaster assessment framework was chosen as the basic conceptual framework. Based on this framework and performing qualitative and quantitative analysis, the data obtained from interviews with different authorities and groups of people were analyzed and based on the results, a survey was conducted throughout Ahvaz. The findings of the study showed that there is a wide perceptual gap between the authorities and different groups of people in Khuzestan regarding different concepts related to the disaster and this causes widespread social consequences such as increased concern about recurrence of the disaster, increased tendency to migrate from the province, dissatisfaction with performance about disaster management, Increasing the awareness of the people about the problems of the province, …. Based on the obtained analysis, Solutions have been proposed to effect community resilience policies against possible future events.

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Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)
Volume 18, Issue 1 - Serial Number 69
Vol. 18, No. 1, Autumn 2023
November 2023
Pages 227-250

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