Background: The growing economy has turned water into a limited resource in
terms of quantity and quality, and its lack has affected the economy of developing
and industrialized countries, and due to the importance of industry in the
development of countries, this itself affects the importance of management. Water
consumption in industry increases. For this purpose, to separate economic growth
and development from the excessive consumption of this natural resource, the
alternative model of circular economy is recommended as a new paradigm of
economy for sustainable development
Aim: The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of circular economy
measures on the behavior of sustainable water consumption in industries and to
predict the amount and trend of water consumption in industries, focusing on the
mining industries of Bushehr province.
Methodology: In terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection, this
research has been helped by two library and field methods. In this research, the
dynamic system approach and Vensim software have been used.
Conclusions: The results show that by implementing three of the six circular water
economy strategies (reduction, recovery, reuse) in the mineral industries of the
province through the application of government policies to encourage the use of
water consumption reducing technology in mining industries, the number of active
units of these industries The increase and simultaneously the number of stagnant
units will decrease, and on the other hand, a decrease in per capita water
consumption and a decrease in industrial water demand will also be observed.
Therefore, implementing the principles of circular economy in industries, especially
mining industries, can solve important concerns in water resources management,
such as "increasing the efficiency of water productivity, reducing the amount of
water withdrawal from available sources, reducing water consumption per capita"