Strategic assessment of urban water resource management in Iran using SWOT-AHP method

Growth in industry, technology, communication and promotion of health and living standards around the world led to an increase in world population and development. In this regard pace with these developments require daily use and exploitation of natural resources has increased. Among the natural resource water is one of the most valuable resources. On the other hand in developing countries (Iran that the country is considered as a part) due to the rapid movement and growth are increasingly ad hoc in many aspects of natural resources, specifically water drawn, The development also of urbanization in the developing world is considered very important that both these categories leads to immense pressure on resources, specifically water. To balance urban growth and rational use of water areas, which if realized could provide the needs of the consumer and the need to develop. So in this study, first mentioned about the status, then the action is leading Solutions .Following is a description that will be referred to. Is an applied research and analytical method to analyze data and provide strategies SWOT Analysis Matrix interest is taken. In this study, according to expert opinion the weighting of individual factors was done using the integrated model SWOT-AHP analysis after completion, superior strategies regarding the management of urban water resources is provided. The results showed the superiority of threats and weaknesses in the country s urban water management.

Keywords:

water resource management , urban development , planning , analysis , SWOT-AHP