An integrated hydro-economic modelling framework to evaluate water allocation strategies I: Model development

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 733-746

  George, Biju ^a   Malano, Hector ^a   Davidson, Brian ^a   Hellegers, Petra ^b   Bharati, Luna ^c   Massuel, Sylvain ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydro economics; Krishna basin; Musi; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ZONES; ALLOCATION MODEL; ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; ECONOMIC MODELS; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; GROUNDWATER MODELS; HYDRO-ECONOMICS; INTEGRATED MODELLING; KRISHNA BASIN; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; MUSI; PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY SCENARIO; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RIVER BASINS; SOCIAL COST; SUBBASINS; TIME AND SPACE; WATER ALLOCATION; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PLANNING; RATING; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; POLICY MAKING; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; KRISHNA BASIN; MUSI RIVER;

EID: 79951673026     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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