Resources and Environment

Resources and Environment focuses on introducing the current situation of resources and environment to make the broad masses of the people know the meaning and value of sustainable development as a kind of public academic journal. The current policies and related management measures designed for sustainable development will be mentioned in this journal.

Ahmad-Reza Yavari

Editorial Board Member of Resources and Environment

Associate Professor, University of Tehran, Iran

Research Areas

Landscape Planning and Management of Arid & Semi-Arid Mountains

Education

1992-1995Ph.DEnvironmental Planning and Management (Amenagement du territoire), Université de Grenoble I, France
1973-1977B.ScPlant Science (crop ecology), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, at Davis, California, USA

Experience

2005-presentAssociated Professor and Chair of Department, Environmental Planning & Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Teheran, Iran
1992-1994Project manager, of the Joint "Land-use Planning Project of Mazanderan region" a joint capacity building project with collaboration of the ministry of Agriculture, (Center for Agricultural Planning and Economic Studies), UNDP, and FAO (Land use Planning I
1983-1990Director of a large Agribusiness Co. specialized in seed production in southwestern Iran
1980-1982Director of a specialized farm for raising indigenous sheep and goat flocks, close to Tehran

Membership

2006-present, Acting member (and wise president) of The National Sustainable Development Mountain Environment Committee, a sub-committee of the National Sustainable Development Committee
2003-Present, The Acting Member of the National Steering Committee-NSC, Global Environmental Facility-GEF, Small Grant Projects, UNDP
2002-present, Member of the Iranian Association for Environmental Impact Assessment; at the University of Tehran, Faculty of Environment
1998-2002, Member of the Environmental Commission in the National Olympic Committee-Iran
1995-present, Member of the Iranian Research Co-op and Association for Science & Technology
1994-Present, Member of the board of directors in the Mountain Environment Protection Society of Iran (NGO)
1992-1994, Member of the National Sustainable Rural Development Committee and the Biodiversity Protection sub-committee

Publications: Journals

[1]  2010; (co-author), A survey of pollution of the Aras river and the South-West of Caspian sea, Radioactivity pollutions, World Applied Science Journal, 9 (1): 76-80, 2010
[2]  2009; (co-author), Analysis of ecological structure of Tehran landscape to develop practical restoration plan aimed at enhanced environmental quality strategies, in the Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 35 No. 51, Dec. 2009, Faculty of Environment University of Tehran, Iran
[3]  2009; (co-author), Special valuation pattern of CO2 absorption function in the Caspian forests, Iran, in the Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 35, No. 51 Dec. 2009, Faculty of Environment University of Tehran, Iran
[4]  2009; (co-author), Water quality trading using tradable discharge permits in a river and its cost-effectiveness assessment, in the Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 35, No.51, DEC 2009, Faculty of Environment University of Tehran, Iran
[5]  2009; (co-author), Reduction of environmental pollution through optimization of energy use in cement industries, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 7, Number 1, Winter 2010, Tehran, Iran
[6]  2008; (Co-author), Landscape scale structural analysis of urban green network of the capital; Tehran, in the Journal of Environmental Studies, No. June 2008 Faculty of Environment University of Tehran, Iran
[7]  2008; Location specific impact assessment for effective monitoring & mitigation plan; case of Baradjin Park, Qazvin, Iran, in the Journal of Environment & Development, The quarterly Journal of Iranian Association for Environmental Impact Assessment; at the University of Tehran, June 2008 IAEIA, Tehran Iran
[8]  2008: (co-author) Evaluating Citizens Participation in Solid Waste Management in Tehran Iran, in the Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. Dec. 2008, National Environmental Health Association, USA (ISI) in English
[9]  2007; (co-author) Economic Evaluation of Siberian Craine Using CVM , World Applied Science Journal, 377-WASJ, IDOS (ISI) in English
[10]  2007; Urban Environmental quality & Landscape Structure in the Journal Of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, No. 8 2007, Tehran (ISI) in English
[11]  2006; Impacts of Climate Change on Mountains & up-lands of Iranian Plateau, Mountain Environment Journal, Mountain Environment Protection Society, Tehran, Iran.
[12]  2006; Khabr National Park Zoning and Conservation Plan, Journal of Environmental Studies, Vo. Sep. 2006, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[13]  2004, Landscape approach for planning and spatial design of protected area; Khojeyr National Park, in Journal of Environmental Studies, September 2004, Vol. 32, pp 68-76, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[14]  2003, "Sustainable land-use planning for the Qeshm island (Persian Gulf) on the basis of environmental capability and resource suitability", ", in Journal of Environmental Studies, Sep. 2003, Vol. 33, pp 62-78, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[15]  2002, "Mountain landscape disturbances by change in natural resource allocation system; Case of Central Alborz, north of Tehran", in Journal of Environmental Studies, March, 2002, Vol. 27, pp 57-71, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[16]  2001, "Land use planning, using simple capability zoning method", in Journal of Environmental Studies, September, 2001, Vol. 27, pp 79-97, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[17]  1999, "Uncertainties facing mountain environment planning analysis and management models", in Journal of Environmental Studies, September, 1999, Vol. 23, pp 69-77, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran
[18]  1995, "Rural development in mountainous regions", in Agricultural Economics and Development Quarterly journal, Center for Agricultural Planning and Economic Studies-CAPES, Ministry of Agriculture.
[19]  1995, "Qanat; an ancient method for exploitation of under-ground waters", in Agricultural Economics and Development Quarterly journal, Center for Agricultural Planning and Economic Studies-CAPES, Ministry of Agriculture.
[20]  1994, "Mountains, pastorals, and specificity of agricultural development in rural mountainous regions of Iran", in Agricultural Economics and Development Quarterly journal, Center for Agricultural Planning and Economic Studies-CAPES, Ministry of Agriculture.
[21]  1994, "Sustainable mountainous agricultural development in the developing countries", in Agricultural Economics and Development Quarterly journal, Center for Agricultural Planning and Economic Studies-CAPES, Ministry of Agriculture.
[22]  1993, "Goat in Iranian Culture and Economy", Encyclopedia of Islam, Tehran.
[23]  1987, "Some wild species of cultivated plants of Iran", in Agricultural development Problems of Iran", Tehran.
[24]  1986, "The Medicagos in Iran; History, Culture, and Biodiversity", in Keshavarz magazine, two parts, May, and Sep. 1986, Teheran.
[25]  1985, "Wild annual Medicago species in Iran", in "Keshavarz" magazine; two parts, Feb. and Mar. 1985, Teheran.
[26]  1985, "Dry cereal culture in Iran", in "Keshavarz" magazine Teheran, Sep. 1980.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  2007; Environmental Planning and Management System Engineering, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran and the National Remote Sensing Organization, Tehran 1st to 3rd of January, 2008
[2]  2006; "Remote sensing and environmental planning", Iranian center for remote sensing and University of Tehran, Tehran 2004,
[3]  2006 "The Second conference on urban planning in the Capital" College of Engineering, University of Tehran,
[4]  2005 "Environmental Impact Assessment-EIA, in Iran" Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran,
[5]  2004, "Remote sensing and environmental planning", Iranian center for remote sensing and University of Tehran, Tehran
[6]  2006 "The First conference on urban planning in the Capital" College of Engineering, University of Tehran,
[7]  2004, "Sustainable Mountain Development" Mountain Environment Protection committee, Kalak, Kardj,
[8]  2003, "Globalization versus local structure, environmental planning methods in Iran", presented and published in the proceedings of the Iran-Germany inter university symposium on globalization
[9]  2003, "Valley corridor conservation in urban development planning of Tehran", presented and published in the proceedings of the first symposium on urban development in the capital Tehran, college of civil eng. University of Tehran, Iran
[10]  2003, "The role of water in site sellection and landuse planning in (non-regional) arid environments", Conference on water, civilizations and the environment for the international year of water, Center for the dialogue between civilizations, Tehran, Iran
[11]  2002, Tehran; Regional Conference on Environmental Evaluation Methods and Techniques
[12]  2001, Tehran; Second National Forum on Mountain Environment Protection (National Action Plan)
[13]  1999, Tabriz; Culture and Environment, Ministry of Culture
[14]  1997, Tehran; First National Forum on the Protection of Mountain Environment
[15]  1996, Paris-France; Nomads and Mobile Forms of livelihood and exploitation
[16]  1994, Kathmandu-Nepal; Mountain Agenda, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development-ICIMOD

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  2011; << Iranian Landscapes and closed water basin continuums in the Plateau of Iran, published by the UN/GEF Iran support >> .
[2]  2011; Carrying Capacity and environmental assessments, (to be published.)
[3]  2009; "Urban Ecology and sustainability", in "Sustainable Urban Development", Aminzadeh, M. editor, University of Tehran Press.
[4]  2007; Translation of "Rao, R. "Sustainable Development, Policies and Economics", Cambridge Univ. Pub. 2001" University of Tehran Press. Obtained the award for the best translation of scientific texts of the year
[5]  1995; Translation from French, with commentaries, "Les Agronomes Andalous du Moyen-age", de Lucie Boline, de l'Ecole des Haute Etude de Geneve.(sous press)
[6]  1981; Translation from English, "Home made Energy" Rodale Institut, Australia, published by Atai press, Tehran.
[7]  1980; "Understanding the Traditional Agriculture of Iran" Bongah-e-Nashr-e-Ketab, Tehran.