Selecting irrigation water pricing alternatives using a multi-methodological approach

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 861-883

  Gallego Ayala, Jordi ^a  

^a Water Research Institute of Mozambique   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

AHP; Compromise solution; Irrigated agriculture; PMP; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

AHP; COMPROMISE SOLUTION; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; PMP; TOPSIS;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 84855198526     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. European Comission, The common agricultural policy after 2013, Public debate, Directorate of Agricultural and Rural Development, European Comission, Brussels, 2010.
2. Jordan A. Environmental Policy in the European Union 2005, Earthscan, London.
3. Garrido A. Using good economic principles to make irrigators become true partners of water and environmental policies. Water and Agriculture: Sustainability, Markets and Policies 2006, 37-56. OECD, Paris. OECD (Ed.).
4. Euroepan Comission, Pricing policies for enhancing the sustainability of water resources, COM 477 final, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, 2000.
5. A. Massaruto, The full-cost recovery of irrgation: rationale, methodology, Euroepan experience, in: Internacional Conference of Irrgation Water Policies: Micro and Macro Considerations, World Bank-FAO-International Water and Resource Economics Consortium, Agadir, Marroco, 24-27 June 2002.
6. Unnerstall H. The principle of full cost recovery in the EU-water framework directive-genesis and content. Journal of Environmental Law 2007, 19:29-42.
7. Howarth W. Cost recovery for water servicies and the polluter pays principle. ERA Forum 2010, 10:565-587.
8. Gómez-Limón J.A., Riesgo L. Water pricing: analysis of differential impacts on heterogeneous farmers. Water Resources Research 2004, 40:W07S05.
9. Berbel J., Viaggi D., Manos B. Estimating demand for irrigation water in European Mediterranean countries through MCDM models. Water Policy 2009, 11:348-361.
10. Messner F. Applying participatory multicriteria methods to river basin management: improving the implementation of the water framework directive. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 2006, 24:159-167.
11. Dono G., Giraldo L., Severino S. Pricing of irrigation under alternative charging methods: posible shortcomings of a volumetric approach. Agricultural Water Management 2010, 97:1795-1805.
12. Iglesias E., Blanco M. New directions in water resources management. The role of water-pricing policies. Water Resources Research 2008, 44:W06417.
13. Manos B., Bournaris Th., Kamruzzaman Mohd., Begum A.A., Papathanasiou J. The regional impact of irrigation water pricing in Greece under alternative scenarios of European policy: a multicriteria analysis. Regional Studies 2006, 40:1055-1068.
14. Manos B., Papathanasiou J., Bournaris Th., Voudouris K. A multicriteria model for planning agricultural regions within a context of groundwater rational management. Journal of Environmental Management 2010, 91:1593-1600.
15. Latinopoulos D. Estimating the potential impacts of irrigation water pricing using multicriteria decisión making modelling. An application to Northern Greece. Water Resources Management 2008, 22:1761-1782.
16. Viaggi D., Raggi M., Bartoloni F., Gallerani V. Designing contracts for irrigation water under asymmetric information: are simple pricing mechanisms enough?. Agricultural Water Management 2010, 97:1326-1332.
17. Giupponi C. Decision support systems for implementing the European water framework directive: the MULINO approach. Environmental Modellong & Software 2007, 22:248-258.
18. Bartolini F., Gallerani V., Raggi M., Viaggi D. Water management in irrigated agriculture in Italy: multicriteria analysis of alternative policy scenarios. Water Policy 2010, 135-147.
19. Gómez-Limón J.A., Riesgo L. Irrigation water pricing: differential impacts on irrigated farms. Agricultural Economics 2004, 31:47-66.
20. Gómez-Limón J.A., Berbel J., Arriaza M. MCDM farm system analysis for public management of irrigated agriculture. Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources 2007, 93-114. Springer, NY. A. Weintraub, C. Romero, T. Bjørndal, R. Epstein (Eds.).
21. Gallego-Ayala J., Gómez-Limón J.A. Effects of the application of the new CAP and the water framework directive in irrigated agriculture. The case of Arévalo-Madrigal (Ávila) county. ITEA-Información Técnica Económica Agraria 2008, 104:335-359.
22. Molle F., Berkoff J. Water pricing in irrigation: mapping the debate in the light of experience. Irrigation Water Pricing. The Gap Between Theory and Practice 2007, 21-93. CABI, Wallingford. F. Molle, J. Berkoff (Eds.).
23. Hazell P.B.R., Norton R.D. Mathematical Programming for Economic Analysis in Agriculture 1986, MacMillan Publishing Company, New York.
24. Day R.H. On aggregating linear programming models of production. Journal of Farm Economics 1963, 45:797-813.
25. Berbel J., Rodríguez A. An MCDM approach to production analysis. An application to irrigated farms in Southern Spain. European Journal of Operational Research 1998, 107:108-118.
26. Howitt R.E. Positive mathematical programming. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 1995, 77:329-342.
27. Röhm O., Dabbert S. Integrating agri-environmental programs into regional production models: an extension of positive mathematical programming. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 2003, 85:254-265.
28. Gómez-Limón J.A., Sanchez-Fernandez G. Empirical evaluation of agricultural sustainability using composite indicators. Ecological Economics 2010, 69:1062-1075.
29. Bazzani G.M., Viaggi D., Berbel J., López M.J., Gutiérrez C. A methodology for the analysis of irrigated farming in Europe. Sustainability of European Agriculture Under Water Framework Directive and Agenda 2000 2004, 49-68. European Commission, Brussels. J. Berbel, C. Gutiérrez (Eds.).
30. Gómez-Limón J.A., Gómez-Ramos A. Opinión pública sobre la multifuncionalidad del regadío, el caso de Castilla y León. Economia Agraria e Recursos Naturales 2007, 7:3-25.
31. Hwang C.L., Yoon K. Multiple Attributes Decision Making Methods and Applications 1981, Spring, New York.
32. Olson D.L. Comparison of weights in TOPSIS models. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 2004, 40:721-727.
33. Lai Y.J., Liu T.Y., Hwang C.L. TOPSIS for MODM. European Journal of Operational Research 1994, 76:486-500.
34. Zanakis S., Solomon A., Wishart N., Dublish S. Multi-attribute decision making: a simulation comparison of select methods. European Journal of Operational Research 1998, 107:507-529.
35. Opricovic S., Tzeng G.H. Compromise solution by MCDM methods: a comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPIS. European Journal of Operational Research 2004, 156:445-455.
36. Zavadskas E.K., Zakarevicius A., Antucheviciene J. Evaluation of ranking accuracy in multi-criteria decisions. Informatica 2006, 17:601-618.
37. Deng H., Yeh C.H., Willis R.J. Inter-company comparison using modified TOPSIS with objective weights. Computers and Operations Research 2000, 27:963-973.
38. Gómez-Limón J.A., Arriaza M., Berbel J. Conflicting implementation of agricultural and water policies in irrigated areas in the EU. Journal of Agricultural Economics 2002, 53:259-281.
39. Riesgo L., Gómez-Limón J.A. Multi-criteria policy scenarios for public regulation of irrigated agriculture. Agricultural Systems 2006, 91:1-28.