Open AccessSpatial modeling of environmental vulnerability in the biggest river in Iran using geographical information systems
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Ghiasvand,
Ali Akbar Babaei,
Mohsen Yazdani,
Yaser Tahmasebi Birgani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of environmental health science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 2052-336X
DOI - 10.1007/s40201-021-00673-2
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , geographic information system , water resource management , drainage basin , structural basin , environmental resource management , raster graphics , range (aeronautics) , geography , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , cartography , computer science , geology , engineering , paleontology , computer security , geotechnical engineering , artificial intelligence , aerospace engineering
The Karoon River, located in southwest Iran, has always been considered as an important water source for people in the southward areas. Khuzestan Province is one of the strategic provinces of Iran thus the development of this province is significantly affected by the water pollution of the Karoon River system. Therefore, the current study aims to assess the environmental vulnerability of the Karoon River as well as preparing a classified map of its vulnerabilities using the fuzzy logic method via the geographical information systems (GIS).