The Different Readings and Approaches of State and People in Environmental Issues (Case study: Varaminian Farmers' Attitudes toward the State Policy-Making in Waste-Water)

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Water Crisis is one of the most important environmental issues of Iran in the recent years which has been taken in to consideration by the state and different social groups. The farmers have realized the water crisis more than others, and therefore, for solving the problem of water, they have used alternatives waters  such as wastewater. However, the use of wastewater has limitations in terms of product and the land.This article, by using grounded theory Method seeks to clarify the interpretation, meaning and behavior of farmers in the use of wastewater. The statistical society of the current research is all the farmers engaged in the agricultural lands of Varamin plain, which through theoretical sampling and available sample method, the theoretical saturation was obtained through interview with 38 people. The results of interpreting the farmer approach toward the state policy making about the waste water, shows the distrust toward the state policies and its impact on the incorrect function of the farmers in using waste water. In addition, the results of this study show that the personality universality and individuality manner in an atmosphere of insecurity, conflict between the agency in the selection of irrigation methods and lack of accountability are  the results of this phenomenon.  Core category  that include general categories, is “community rupture from the national policies".

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Geography and Development
Volume 14, Issue 44 - Serial Number 44
September 2016
Pages 123-140

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  • Receive Date: 24 October 2016
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2016

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