Spatial Analysis of Environmental Hazards

Spatial Analysis of Environmental Hazards

Capital Production and Environmental Damage of Iran Regions; with emphasis on the industry sector

Authors
Mohammad Hajipour 1
Vahid Riahi 1
Golsar Hajipour 2
1 Kharazmi University
2 Birjand University
10.29252/jsaeh.6.1.9
Abstract
Introduction

There are two questions with all programs and efforts to industry development in Iran: I) How much is rate of environmental hazard of industries in each Iran regions? II) How much is rate of capital production of industrial sector to environmental damages in regions of Iran?


Explanation and Interpretation of the Results

In recent years (2009-13), despite a reduction in the number of industrial workshops in the country as a whole, pollution and ecological damage to industries had more than doubled in the past; On the other hand, industries has been more conflict with the environment increasingly in Iran and has led to the growth of human environment hazards with increase of damage to natural environment. Also, from a regional point of view, wherever more industry is not more damage to environment by industry necessarily. Factors such as “obsolete instruments in industry”, “low level of technology”, “insufficient skills and expertise of the activists in industry” and “Inattention of managers and industrialists to environmental health” has been causes damage growing to environment. Space pattern suggests industrial sector risks accumulated within South West of Iran. As well as according to spatial changes trend, the risks are drawn towards central regions of the country. Among the provinces, Markazi province has been damage most to environment than any one million riyals added value of industry sector activities. As well as provinces such as Mazandaran, Bushehr, Fars, Isfahan, Ardebil and West Azarbaijan has been next ranks. Finally, it can be concluded that the environment health is not important for capital production from industrial sector of in the regions.
Keywords
industry
Added Value
Environment
hazard
Damage
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Spatial Analysis of Environmental Hazards
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21
Spring 2019
Pages 159-178