Evaluation of Environmental Impacts of Dams on Rural Areas (Case Study: Karun III Dam)
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Case Study (دارای رتبه معتبر)
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the environmental impacts of Karun III Dam in Izdeh district on rural areas as the largest arch dam in the Middle East and one of the largest hydroelectric powerplants in the country. The research is descriptive-analytical and based on applied research. The main effects were identified and their weighting and importance were specified by experts. Then, through a questionnaire, these effects were studied in 12 villages. The statistical population comprised 3062 people and using Cochran formula, 245 people were selected and questioned randomly. Finally, Vikor model was used for data analysis. The results showed that the environmental effects of Karun III Dam had been major. According to the opinion of the people and experts, 10 issues were identified as most important. These included the destruction of oak forests, increasing aquatic mortality and decreasing aquatic diversity, increasing saline agricultural lands, micro-climate change and warming of the region, and earthquakes. Also based on the Vikor model, the villages of Bajul and Upper Rekhat respectively were the first and the second impacted by the Karun III Dam. Therefore, managemers should focus on the environment of these villages.

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Persian
Published:
Environment and Development Journal, Volume:10 Issue: 19, 2019
Pages:
129 to 145
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