Multiple assessment of sustainability in desert ecosystem. case study: Mehriz region of Yazd.

Nazarian, Mohammad Amin; Ranjbar Fardoie, Abolfazl

doi:10.22059/ije.2025.386072.1852

Multiple assessment of sustainability in desert ecosystem. case study: Mehriz region of Yazd.

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Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ PhD candidate, Desert control and management, Department of Natural Resources and Earth Science, University of Kashan, Kashan.

² Associate professor, Department of Natural Resources and Earth Science, University of Kashan, Kashan.

10.22059/ije.2025.386072.1852

Abstract

The first step in implementing the desertification response is to prevent desertification, which depends on the effective factors of their action and reaction in a region. Based on the research conducted, evaluation and sustainable development are two inseparable factors, and the relationship between evaluation and sustainability means that sustainability is put into the form of a measurable goal.

For this purpose, first, we randomly identified 5 points in the Mehriz desert area with an area of about 39,373 hectares in the south of Yazd.

Then, through the methods of the sustainability barometer, Amoeba, and using 2 dimensions: ecosystem welfare in terms of the value of food produced by vegetation for human communities and the ability of vegetation to retain water, and the dimension of human welfare in terms of income generation and social relations.

By examining the sustainability of the regions and comparing them, we reached a similar result. Finally, by examining the Pearson correlation coefficient, we reached the significance of the data in all points with an error rate below 0.05, and we also examined the possibility of replacing these methods. We also examined the impact of each factor on sustainability.

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