The Compilation of Effective Strategies on Environmental Security in City of Torbat Jam through Scenario Planning Approach

The social and political consequences of environmental degradation have placed the environment at the center of debated in the 21st century. In such a way that ecological insecurity and the destruction of biosphere resources as part of non-traditional threats have been firmly linked with the search for human security. The city of Torbat Jam has been encountering with environmental issues for the past few decades. This article explains the possible scenarios for the environment of this city. The methodology governing the research is descriptive-analytical in nature. The required inputs have been collected by library and field studies and analyzed using Micmac and Scenario Wizard software and FARAS model. The results showed that out of 16 possible situations related to four scenarios with strong compatibility, the situations that express the future relations of the environment of Torbat Jam negatively (on the verge of crisis) are the most possible ones. On this basis, the sustainable management strategy of current and future environmental resource allocation in the situation on the verge of crisis and the strategy of adjusting the current laws and views towards the environment and environmental foundations at the country level and in accordance with it at the level of the city of Torbat Jam in the critical situation, the most appropriate strategies were identified.