Capturing the complexity of water uses and water users within a multi - Agent framework

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 129-148

  Berger, Thomas ^a   Birner, Regina ^b   Mccarthy, Nancy ^b   Díaz, José ^c   Wittmer, Heidi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b International Food Policy Research Institute   (China)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chile; Collective action; Innovations; Integrated water resources management; Multi agent systems; Simulation models; Trade of water rights

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

CHILE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; INNOVATIONS; SIMULATION MODELS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER RIGHTS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

COLLECTIVE ACTION; INNOVATION; IRRIGATION; RIVER BASIN; SIMULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHILE; MAULE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845954665     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9045-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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