Investigating the Views on the Concepts of Carrying Capacity and Water Resources Carrying Capacity Around the Critique of the Article “Assessment of Water Resources Carrying Capacity of the River Basins Using the Simulation Approach and Index-Based Evaluation Method; Case Study: Zarrineh-Roud Basin”

As other researchers have shown, one of the main problems in studies in carrying capacity is not paying attention to the evolution of this concept and its various aspects. Therefore, this paper has been compiled to investigate one of these cases, namely the article “Critique of the article on assessment of water resources carrying capacity of the river basins using the simulation approach and index-based evaluation method; case study: Zarrineh-Roud basin”. This article tries to explain and supplement the arguments and views of the critic(s) constructively and to eliminate the doubts and shortcomings of the statements made and increase the awareness of the audience of the article. This article first tries to provide a correct view of these concepts. It eliminates the essential ambiguities in the opinions expressed in this field by stating the concepts of carrying capacity and carrying capacity of water resources and introducing reputable authorities. Then all their ambiguities were answered with various, understandable and straightforward arguments based on the critic's point of view and extracted from the references they have studied. It should be noted that the innovation and scientific value of the article is in approach, the evaluation framework and methods. The approach and methodology recommended in the articles cited by the critics have been considered as the missing key to the other research. The issues raised by the critic are the principles of the carrying capacity studies, which have been considered in the published article. The concept of carrying capacity is complex with scattered literature, so ambiguities and disagreements about this concept are axiomatic. Therefore, introducing the concept of resources and environment carrying capacity into the scientific literature of the country depends on the special attention of domestic researchers to this concept and the synergy between them. Obviously, scientific and constructive critiques will be constructive in this direction.