سنت مدرنيته اثرا اجتماعي -زيست محيطي چاه هاي عميق و نيمه عميق (نمونه شهرستان قاين )

Tradition and Modernity Soclo- Environmental Effects of Deep and Half- Deep Water Wells (Qaen Case)

From a theoretical point of view, modern technology causes changes and makes the transition from tradition to modernity in different ways in the economic, cultural and environmental structures and the relationship among them. Modernization in Qaen has a longer history in agriculture sector than in any other field. The article studies the effects of reconstruction in the agriculture sector in the town of Qaen in Southern Khorassan, with regard to deep and half- deep water wells. It also studies the economic as well as cultural effects of this issue in the region. The first set of agricultural wells were dug by Sefeed Dasht irrigation company in Nimblouk area of Qaen in 1964. This was much before any other sector to deal with modernization process in the region. The reason for this was the House of Alam, one of the most influential figure in Pahlavi dynasty, and their economic and political influence in the region. They provided the area with modem machinery in the agricultural sector and deep and half-deep wells. The first tractor was used in the area in 1948. In fact, change in the technological structure caused changes in other sectors. Obviously, technological changes in the area have had positive as well as negative effects. The negative ones are more environmental. They are mostly the result of management problems in the environmental and natural resources in the region.