Journal of Range and Watershed Managment

Spatial Prioritization of Flood Mitigation and Soil Erosion Control Practices Using Fuzzy Logic Approach )Case Study: Foorg Watershed(

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Morteza Dehghani 1
Hosein Ghasemi 2
Arash Malekian 3

1 Senior expert of Watershed Management, Office of Natural Resources of Suthern Khorasan Province, Birjand, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus

3 Assistant professor, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran Corresponding author

https://doi.org/10.22059/jrwm.2013.35330
Abstract
Nowadays, watershed management practices are undertaken based on selective criteria and/
or a specific purpose such as a decrease in flood risk, soil erosion and the like. In this respect,
fuzzy logic has the ability to manage a wide range of options for decision making. This research
aimed to use the fuzzy logic theory to priorities watershed management practices considering
time and budget constraints in catchments with high sediment production and flood risk. This
research was carried out in the Foorg watershed of Darmian town with an area of 11137 ha. All
parameters related to soil erosion and flood risk were determined using the standard methods.
Fuzzy score for each mentioned factor was then determined. Finally watershed management
practices using the fuzzy theory and GIS were prioritized.

Keywords

Erosion control
Fuzzy logic
GIS
MPSIAC
prioritizing
reducing flood
watershed operations

  • Receive Date 04 November 2009
  • Revise Date 30 September 2013
  • Accept Date 30 January 2013
  • Publish Date 21 March 2013

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