Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods to Address Water Allocation Problems: A Systematic Review

Gebre, Sintayehu Legesse; Cattrysse, Dirk; Orshoven, Jos Van

doi:10.3390/w13020125

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“…A more up-to-date (2020) but very short review can be found in [142]. For the specific topic of water allocation, MCDA methods were reviewed by [143] who noted that optimization methods based on the genetic algorithm [144] were the most frequently reported.…”

Section: Focus On Water Supplymentioning

confidence: 99%

Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Bruen

2021

Applied Sciences

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The SCOPUS and Wed of Science bibliometric databases were searched for papers related to the use of multi-criteria methods in civil engineering related disciplines. The results were analyzed for information on the reported geographical distribution of usage, the methods used, the application areas with most usage and the software tools used. There was a wide geographical distribution of usage with all northern hemisphere continents well represented. However, of the very many methods available, a small number seemed to dominate usage, with the Analytic Hierarchy Process being the most frequently used. The application areas represented in the documents found was not widely spread and mainly seemed to be focused on issues such as sustainability, environment, risk, safety and to some extent project management, with less usage on other areas. This may be due to individual engineer’s choices in relation to if and how to disseminate the results of their work and to their choice of keywords and titles that determine if their publications are selected in bibliographic searches and thus more visible to a wider readership. A comparison with more topic focused searches, relating to Bridge Design, Earthquake Engineering, Cladding, Sewage Treatment, Foundation design, Truss design, Water Supply, Building Energy, Route selection and Transport mode showed very different results. Analysis of the papers in this area indicated that the full range of supporting software available for multi-criteria decision analysis (many listed in this paper) may not be fully appreciated by potential users.

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Section: Focus On Water Supplymentioning

confidence: 99%

Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Bruen

2021

Applied Sciences

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“…In this field, water policy evaluation, planning of water supply, selection of infrastructure have been the most common applications of MCDA before 2007 [67]. Water shortage problems, water use management, water quality problems and water allocation are recently primary topics for publications using MCDA methods [80].…”

Section: Multi-criteria Decision Analysis-analytic Hierarchy Process Approachmentioning

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Evaluation of Transboundary Water Resource Development in Mekong River Basin: The Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process in the Context of Water Cooperation

Lan¹

2021

JWARP

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Mekong River is one of the major international freshwater sources in the world. The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) comprised of four downstream countries, including Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The utilization of the basin's water brings not only substantial benefits to the region ranging from hydropower to navigation, but also negative impacts caused by the unbalanced water using. The essential role of Mekong River requires all member nations to cooperate effectively for the sustainable development of the region. One of the most popular methods in the field of water resource management is a trustable tool called the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP is much appropriate for water resource policymaking. The literature, however, points out that there is no study to both structure the water using hierarchy and employ quantitative (objective) criteria to the AHP model in LMB case. With regard to water resource management, there are no previous studies applying AHP models to evaluating sustainable development of transboundary water resource in LMB case. This paper explores the evolution of water cooperation among Mekong countries and subsequently evaluates the water development scenarios in the LMB based on the water cooperation preferences of four LMB countries This study proposes a novel approach to analyzing, assessing water resource development scenarios characterized by sustainability indicators and to assisting in developing a suitable water policy in LMB according to the best cooperation scenario.

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“…Water resources management in a basin has changed from a single-goal problem into more complex multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problems, which involving multiple feature, multiple aspects, and multiple stakeholders Huang et al (2011); Gebre et al (2021); Hipel (1992); Hajkowicz and Collins (2007). Water is a fundamental resource for economic development, social welfare, and environmental protection.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Water Allocation Management Under Scarcity: A Bankruptcy Approach

Zheng

Sang

Liu

et al. 2022

Preprint

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This study hopes to develop multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method for equitable and efficient allocation water resource under scarcity. Based on the Bankruptcy problems, five classic plus one proposed allocation rules are introduced to generate water distribution alternatives. The "Core" solution of Cooperative Game Theory (CGT) and Security Restriction have been used to select the feasible alternatives. Additionally, five voting methods in Social Choice Theory (SCT) are launched to aggregate preferences and obtain "win" alternative. Apply this model on 2030 water allocation management project of Ezhou City, China, as a case study. Under the proposed rule, adjust minimal overlap rule (AMO), five regions, Urban Area, Gedian DZ and three counties, hold the water deficit rate of 5.9%, 15.8% and 4.7%-6.1%, respectively. By voting technique, AMO wins four fifths of aggregating processes and came in the second for the last, which provides some insights for allocating water in a fair and feasible way.

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Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods to Address Water Allocation Problems: A Systematic Review

Cited by 51 publications

References 117 publications

Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

Evaluation of Transboundary Water Resource Development in Mekong River Basin: The Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process in the Context of Water Cooperation

Water Allocation Management Under Scarcity: A Bankruptcy Approach

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