A Quantitative Strategic Planning Framework for Artificial Groundwater Recharge of Esfarayen Aquifer in Iran based on Fuzzy AHP

A Quantitative Strategic Planning Framework for Artificial Groundwater Recharge of Esfarayen Aquifer in Iran based on Fuzzy AHP | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article A Quantitative Strategic Planning Framework for Artificial Groundwater Recharge of Esfarayen Aquifer in Iran based on Fuzzy AHP Abolfazl Farzi, Abtin Boostani, Reza Maghsodi, Reza Nameni This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2160033/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This article studies the Artificial Groundwater Recharge (AGR) of the Esfarayen aquifer, in Iran, from the perspective of the strategic planning process. For this purpose, a SWOT systematic analysis was performed for the AGR of this aquifer, and its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) were identified. These factors were analyzed and ranked using Mikhailov's fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and based on this analysis, prior strategies were proposed. The results showed that the share of two groups of threats and opportunities in higher priority factors was more than the two groups of strengths and weaknesses, so that the shares of threats and opportunities in the first half of the list of factors were 87.5% and 70% of the factors of these groups, respectively. Also, strengths have been ranked higher than weaknesses. Therefore, in selecting appropriate strategies for the future of the AGR of Esfarayen aquifer, priority should be given to ST type strategies; strategies that use the strengths of the system to try to eliminate external threats to the system. After ST type strategies, due to the high importance of opportunities, SO type strategies can also be adopted for the AGR of Esfarayen aquifer. Strategic Planning Artificial Groundwater Recharge Esfarayen Aquifer SWOT-FAHP Hybrid Approach Aquifer Rehabilitation and Balancing Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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