Journal•ISSN: 0021-0862
Iranian Studies
Routledge
About: Iranian Studies is an academic journal published by Routledge. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Iranian studies & Persian. It has an ISSN identifier of 0021-0862. Over the lifetime, 1361 publications have been published receiving 12079 citations.
Topics: Iranian studies, Persian, Islam, Politics, Poetry
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TL;DR: In this article, the major drivers of Iran's water problems are discussed, and it is argued that while climatic changes and economic sanctions are commonly blamed as the main drivers of water problems, Iran is mainly suffering from a socioeconomic drought, where water demand exceeds the natural water supply.
Abstract: Iran is currently experiencing serious water problems. Frequent droughts coupled with over-abstraction of surface and groundwater through a large network of hydraulic infrastructure and deep wells have escalated the nation’s water situation to a critical level. This is evidenced by drying lakes, rivers and wetlands, declining groundwater levels, land subsidence, water quality degradation, soil erosion, desertification and more frequent dust storms. This paper overviews the major drivers of Iran’s water problems. It is argued that while climatic changes and economic sanctions are commonly blamed as the main drivers of water problems, Iran is mainly suffering from a socio-economic drought—i.e. “water bankruptcy,” where water demand exceeds the natural water supply. In theory, this problem can be resolved by re-establishing the balance between water supply and demand through developing additional sources of water supply and implementing aggressive water demand reduction plans. Nevertheless, the current struc...
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TL;DR: In this article, the emperor's new clothes: dress codes and nation-building under Reza Shah were staged in Iran, where the emperor was wearing new clothes and the country was building.
Abstract: (1993). Staging the emperor's new clothes: dress codes and nation‐building under Reza Shah. Iranian Studies: Vol. 26, No. 3-4, pp. 209-233.
147 citations
TL;DR: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future, Vali Nasr, New York: W. W. Norton, 2006, ISBN 978-0393062113, 304pp as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future, Vali Nasr, New York: W. W. Norton, 2006, ISBN 978-0393062113, 304pp. Marshall Hodgson famously wrote that an extraterrestrial vis...
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TL;DR: In this article, the case of Hazara male migrants moving between the mountains of Central Afghanistan and the cities of Iran was studied, where the perilous journey may be understood as a spatial and partially social separation from the families and homes which contributes to cut the links with the period of childhood, during which they have to prove their capacity to face hardship and to save money while living among itinerant and temporary working teams, represents...
Abstract: Migration is part of the Afghan social and cultural landscape. In spite of the unprecedented wave of returns following the fall of the Taliban regime and the establishment of a government backed by the international community, multidirectional cross-border movements will not come to an end. This paper focuses on the case of Hazara male migrants moving between the mountains of Central Afghanistan and the cities of Iran. For many young men, migration offers the opportunity to broaden their social networks beyond narrow kinship and neighborhood ties. It may be conceived as a necessary stage in their existence, a rite of passage to adulthood and a step toward manhood: the perilous journey may be understood as a spatial and partially social separation from the families and homes which contributes to cut the links with the period of childhood; their stay in Iran, during which they have to prove their capacity to face hardship and to save money while living among itinerant and temporary working teams, represents...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that urban air pollution is a major health risk in several large Iranian cities and develop emission inventories and mathematical air pollution models to monitor and report to the public.
Abstract: Urban air pollution is a major health risk in several large Iranian cities. Transportation, extensive use of fossil fuels, outdated urban fleets of gasoline and diesel vehicles, industrial sources within and close to the city boundaries and natural dust are major contributing factors. Starting with Tehran, emission inventories and mathematical air pollution models are being developed. Air quality is being monitored and reported to the public, though data availability and validity remain a challenge. While national and local air pollution mitigation plans are in place, progress remains slow, coordination is weak, and sources of funding are limited.
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