Prediction of economic and social outcomes from implementing vegetation management scenarios (case study: Shastkalate watershed –Golestan province)

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Review of economic and social outcomes of management practices in the watershed scale, is essential to achieve integrated management of watersheds and ensure the participation of the watershed stakeholders. In this context, the conceptual model for integrated watershed management was provided for Shastkalate Watershed and socio-economic framework from conceptual model was undertaken to assess interested outcomes and impacts. The results of the economic analyses showed that scenarios 6, 14 are much more preferred due to less variable cost, whereas results of social analysis along with field survey and binomial distribution denote that scenarios 2, 4 are prioritized for implementation given the highest social acceptance.
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