Extraction and Analysis of Environmental Insecurity Indicators in Ahvaz City

Today, environmental hazards and consequently environmental insecurity are the most common global challenges in cities. In Iran, cities are involved with environmental challenges such as air pollution, micro dust storms, water stress, land subsidence, soil pollution, and most importantly the challenge of environmental mismanagement. According to the studies, Ahvaz, a strategic metropolis in Iran, is one of such cities that faces the intense challenge of environmental insecurity. The aim of this research is to extract the effective indicators of environmental insecurity by thematic evaluation of these factors and indicators in the city of Ahvaz. In this study, ۴۱ effective indicators have been extracted by analysing the records and opinions of ۳۰ experts (academics and urban-regional managers). The selected indicators were modelled based on the opinions of ۲۰ experts in the Best & Worst technique. Finally, the most important factors and indicators affecting environmental insecurity in Ahvaz were identified, categorized, and prioritized. According to B&W, among the ۴۱ investigated indicators, the indices of hazardous hospital waste (I۲۱) with value of .۰۷۷, dust storm (I۱) with value of .۰۷۶, and Oil flares (I۴) with value of .۰۷۶ had the highest impact on the insecurity of the urban ecosystem of Ahvaz. Also, the results of this study have shown that among the five mega factors of air, water and soil pollution, environmental behavior, and environmental management, the indicators of air pollution have the highest effect on the environmental insecurity of Ahvaz city.

کلیدواژه ها:

Air pollution ، Environmental behavior ، Environmental mismanagement ، Urban environment ، water Insecurity