Prioritizing of soil and water resources management scenarios using MCDM technique

Watershed sources management is considered as a new principle for development planning and management of soil and water resources emphasizing on various criteria of the region to sustainable livelihoods and without vulnerability of plant and the residents of an area. The development and implementation of practical natural resources management policies and activities require a comprehensive knowledge of the system processes (biological, physical, and socio-economic), their complicated interactions, and how they react to different changes. Aiming at management of soil and water resources with scenario building approach, current study has evaluated and prioritized biological management options in the study area. With a choice of four biological management activities, scenarios were developed and then criteria weighting and ultimately the best management option selection was carried out using analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The results indicated that social, ecological, economic and physical criteria were respectively prioritized from one to four and scenario number 16 was identified as the best scenario and the first priority.

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Vegetation ، Biological management activities ، AHP ، Iran