Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran
Since the impacts of climate change will last for many years, adaptation to this phenomenon should be prioritized in urban management plans. Although Tehran, the capital of Iran, has been subject to a variety of climate change impacts in recent years, appropriate adaptation measures to address them...
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| description | Since the impacts of climate change will last for many years, adaptation to this phenomenon should be prioritized in urban management plans. Although Tehran, the capital of Iran, has been subject to a variety of climate change impacts in recent years, appropriate adaptation measures to address them are yet to be taken. This study primarily aims to categorize the barriers to climate change adaptation in Tehran and analyze the way they interact with each other. The study was done in three steps: first, the focus group discussion (FGD) method was used to identify the barriers; next, the survey and the structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to validate the barriers, identify their importance, and examine their possible inter-relationships; and finally, the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) was applied to categorize and visualize the relationships between the barriers. Results show that barriers related to the ‘structure and culture of research’, ‘laws and regulations’, and ‘planning’ belong to the cluster of independent barriers and are of greater significance. The ‘social’ barrier and barriers related to ‘resources and resource management’ are identified as dependent barriers and are of lesser importance. Barriers related to ‘governance’, ‘awareness’, ‘education and knowledge’, ‘communication and interaction’, and ‘economy’ are identified at the intermediate cluster. The findings of this study can provide planners and decision makers with invaluable insights as to how to develop strategies for climate change adaptation in Tehran. Despite the scope of the study being confined to Tehran, its implications go far beyond this metropolis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-750b7d3246134cf9bc351293038493472023-11-20T15:01:51ZengMDPI AGClimate2225-11542020-09-0181010410.3390/cli8100104Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in TehranBehnam Ghasemzadeh0Ayyoob Sharifi1PhD in Urban Planning, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 19395/1495, IranGraduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739–8530, JapanSince the impacts of climate change will last for many years, adaptation to this phenomenon should be prioritized in urban management plans. Although Tehran, the capital of Iran, has been subject to a variety of climate change impacts in recent years, appropriate adaptation measures to address them are yet to be taken. This study primarily aims to categorize the barriers to climate change adaptation in Tehran and analyze the way they interact with each other. The study was done in three steps: first, the focus group discussion (FGD) method was used to identify the barriers; next, the survey and the structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to validate the barriers, identify their importance, and examine their possible inter-relationships; and finally, the interpretive structural modeling (ISM) was applied to categorize and visualize the relationships between the barriers. Results show that barriers related to the ‘structure and culture of research’, ‘laws and regulations’, and ‘planning’ belong to the cluster of independent barriers and are of greater significance. The ‘social’ barrier and barriers related to ‘resources and resource management’ are identified as dependent barriers and are of lesser importance. Barriers related to ‘governance’, ‘awareness’, ‘education and knowledge’, ‘communication and interaction’, and ‘economy’ are identified at the intermediate cluster. The findings of this study can provide planners and decision makers with invaluable insights as to how to develop strategies for climate change adaptation in Tehran. Despite the scope of the study being confined to Tehran, its implications go far beyond this metropolis.https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/8/10/104climate change adaptationbarriersfocus group discussionTehranstructural equation modelingurban management |
| spellingShingle | Behnam Ghasemzadeh Ayyoob Sharifi Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran Climate climate change adaptation barriers focus group discussion Tehran structural equation modeling urban management |
| title | Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran |
| title_full | Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran |
| title_fullStr | Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran |
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| title_short | Modeling and Analysis of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation in Tehran |
| title_sort | modeling and analysis of barriers to climate change adaptation in tehran |
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