عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Watershed health and sustainability have been oft-analyzed using related criteria. However, the concept of watershed stability, which refers to the ability of a watershed in a specific state of health and sustainability, in the sense of an ecosystem remaining in a sustainable or unsustainable, viable or non-viable, elastic or inelastic state is necessary to explain regulatory policies. Therefore, this research will focus on conceptualizing watershed stability to provide instruction and necessary policies for sound management of the watershed ecosystems. The strengths and weaknesses of the watershed system will be identified by assessing the status of watershed stability, and the sub-watersheds with various stabilities will be identified. In addition, the stress-causing and disturbing factors of each watershed will be identified. By relying on the capacities and potentials of the watershed and adopting a suitable management approach, the maintenance of the watershed will increase in a sustainable condition. Further, the recovery of its balance will be facilitated. The results of this research can be used to improve watershed health and sustainability through appropriate and practical management approaches.
کلیدواژهها English