Incorporating Economic and Political Considerations in Inter-Basin Water Allocations: A Case Study

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 859-870

  Abed Elmdoust, Armaghan ^a   Kerachian, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

inter basin water allocation; Modified Political Accounting System (MPAS); political considerations; real fuzzy cooperative game

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GAME THEORY;

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; COOPERATIVE GAME; ECONOMIC INVESTIGATION; INTER-BASIN WATER TRANSFER; INTER-BASIN WATER TRANSFER SYSTEMS; POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS; SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS; WATER ALLOCATIONS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GAME THEORY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

EID: 84872914782     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0219-6     Document Type: Article

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