A game theoretic approach for interbasin water resources allocation considering the water quality issues

Mahjouri, Najmeh; Ardestani, Mojtaba

doi:10.1007/s10661-009-1070-y

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“…The model employed primarily includes two aspects: one is the objective function, which is designed to allocate water to maximize the economic, social and ecological benefits of different water consumption sectors, and the other is constraint equation which is designed to set up the constraints according to the local resource condition and socio-economic development level [32,33]. In particular, the land use factor was embedded into the model to improve accuracy and practical applicability of the model.…”

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Optimal Water Resources Allocation under the Constraint of Land Use in the Heihe River Basin of China

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Abstract:In recent years, water scarcity and irrational utilization have become the pivotal issues for the sustainable development of river basins in China. This paper attempts to propose a new perspective for the optimization of water resources allocation in a typical river basin. In order to conduct an accurate and feasible program for water resources allocation in the water-deficient river basin, a multi-objective and multi-constraint programming model was developed by embedding land use effect as a constraint on water allocation, which was currently solely decided by water resources demand in different water use sectors. The program includes two layers, namely water allocation among different counties located in the middle reaches of the Heihe River Basin and among domestic, industrial, agricultural and ecological uses within one county. Empirical analysis shows that the structural change of land use has an important influence and restriction on the water resources allocation in the river basin. The least cultivated areas that ensure food security and the constraint of construction land quota have great impact on agricultural and industrial water allocation. Moreover, the quantitative change of ecological land greatly affects ecological water allocation. The results demonstrate that the optimal program calculated from land use embedded model can well predicate the actual situation of water allocation in the future. To ensure regional sustainable development, it is vital that reasonable water-saving measures in each water use sector and ecological protection policies be taken. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 1559

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Optimal Water Resources Allocation under the Constraint of Land Use in the Heihe River Basin of China

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“…The Shapley value method distributes cooperative benefits according to scientific calculation of the contribution of each member in a cooperation union. Since the Shapley value method has been proved to be highly effective in distributing cooperative benefits [88,92,94,99,100], this paper apply this method to allocate cooperative benefits from electricity utilization.…”

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“…Though the cost gap allocation method [97], the minimum-costs-remaining savings (MCRS) method [98,99], and the core method [100] are often used to allocate benefits among cooperative partners [90,96], the Shapley value method, which allocates benefits among participants based on their contribution to the cooperation, is used in this paper. It has been found to be highly effective.…”

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Modeling Interprovincial Cooperative Energy Saving in China: An Electricity Utilization Perspective

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Abstract:As the world faces great challenges from climate change and environmental pollution, China urgently requires energy saving, emission reduction, and carbon reduction programmes. However, the non-cooperative energy saving model (NCESM), the simple regulation mode that is China's main model for energy saving, is not beneficial for optimization of energy and resource distribution, and cannot effectively motivate energy saving at the provincial level. Therefore, we propose an interprovincial cooperative energy saving model (CESM) from the perspective of electricity utilization, with the object of maximizing the benefits from electricity utilization of the cooperation union based on achieving the energy saving goals of the union as a whole. The CESM consists of two parts: (1) an optimization model that calculates the optimal quantities of electricity consumption for each participating province to meet the joint energy saving goal; and (2) a model that distributes the economic benefits of the cooperation among the provinces in the cooperation based on the Shapley value method. We applied the CESM to the case of an interprovincial union of Shanghai, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Gansu in China. The results, based on the data from 2001-2014, show that cooperation can significantly increase the benefits of electricity utilization for each province in the union. The total benefits of the union from utilization of electricity increased 38.38%, or 353.98 billion CNY, while the benefits to Shanghai, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Gansu were 200.28, 58.37, 57.11, and 38.22 billion CNY respectively greater under the CESM than the NCESM. The implementation of the CESM provides the provincial governments not only a flexible and incentive way to achieve short-term goals, but also a feasible and effective path to realize long-term energy saving strategies. To test the impact of different parameter values on the results of the CESM, a sensitivity analysis was conducted. Some policy recommendations are made at the central government level and the provincial government level to promote the implementation of the CESM.

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“…Grimes-Casey et al (2006, p. 1618 suggested that game theory "allows investigation of the willingness of producers and consumers to seek strategies that promote the common interest of the system while not harming their own interests" when investigating environmental alternatives to disposable bottles. Mahjouri and Ardestani (2010) proposed a game theoretic method for inter-basin water transfer management taking into account economic, equity, and environmental criteria and applying it to a large-scale inter-basin water allocation problem in Iran. Üçler et al (2015) maximized economic benefits of land use and water quality of Namazgah reservoir, Turkey, using a biobjective optimization approach through Game Theory and fuzzy programming.…”

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Using game theory to assess multi-company strategies in watershed management

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Bañares‐Alcántara³

et al. 2016

Rev. ambiente água

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The main objective of this work was to evaluate the use of game theory as a strategic tool for watershed management decision-making. An engineering problem case study was used in which three organizations compare various scenarios when deciding where to locate a polluting plant on a watershed. Six games were modeled to provide a variety of conditions that could feasibly be implemented and were simulated using software for finding Nash Equilibria solutions. The results show that game theory can provide key insights, such as the consideration of other players' strategies, and identify possible pitfalls that may occur when the companies seek only to maximize their individual profitability.Keywords: environmental impacts, strategy, watershed. Usando a teoria dos jogos para avaliar estratégias entre empresas no gerenciamento de bacias hidrográficas RESUMOO principal objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o uso da teoria dos jogos como uma ferramenta estratégica para a tomada de decisão no gerenciamento de bacias hidrográficas. Como estudo de caso foi utilizado um problema de engenharia em que três organizações comparam vários cenários ao escolher um local para instalar uma planta poluidora em uma bacia hidrográfica. Seis jogos foram modelados para fornecer uma variedade de condições que as empresas poderiam ser implementadas e foram simuladas usando um software para procurar Equilíbrios de Nash. Os resultados mostram que a teoria dos jogos pode fornecer informações importantes, como a consideração das estratégias dos outros agentes, e identificar Palavras-chave: bacia hidrográfica, estratégia, impactos ambientais.

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A game theoretic approach for interbasin water resources allocation considering the water quality issues

Cited by 62 publications

References 20 publications

Optimal Water Resources Allocation under the Constraint of Land Use in the Heihe River Basin of China

Optimal Water Resources Allocation under the Constraint of Land Use in the Heihe River Basin of China

Modeling Interprovincial Cooperative Energy Saving in China: An Electricity Utilization Perspective

Using game theory to assess multi-company strategies in watershed management

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