Environment and economic development in Iran
Date
2021-06-01
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Видавництво Львівської політехніки
Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Abstract
In the early 1970s, Iran showed a strong desire to
create a healthy environment. However, no one expected Iran to
sacrifice economic growth for the environment. Therefore, the
constitution included some principles that combined pollution
control and environmental protection programs with current
development programs to ensure that environmental activities
are considered part of national development. Iran’s
development programs show that in encouraging and
preserving the environment, the role of the government before
and after the Islamic Revolution, instead of promoting
competition, efficiency, and protection through market
mechanisms, was direct command and supervision. In this
regard, the weakness of executive programs, lack of public
awareness and disregard for individuals and factories of policies
and laws, prioritization of annual budget allocation in areas
other than the environment has led to the inability of
environmental control policies in Iran. Therefore, it is very
important to answer two basic questions in the future. Do the
beliefs of the people of the society matter for the destruction of
the environment and call for serious action to deal with the
environmental hazards? Has the government provided a suitable
platform and opportunity for environmental protection?
Answering these questions leads to the formulation of policies
and their operational implementation concerning environmental
issues in the country’s program and budget, and the success of
policies depends on the answers to these questions.
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Environmental economics, natural resource economics, ecological economics, green economics, sustainability
Citation
Norouzi N. Environment and economic development in Iran / Nima Norouzi // Environmental Problems. — Lviv : Lviv Politechnic Publishing House, 2021. — Vol 6. — No 4. — P. 211–225.