Pricing and Water Resource Allocation Scheme for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1457-1472

  Chen, Zhisong ^a,b   Wang, Huimin ^b   Qi, Xiangtong ^c  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

South to north water diversion; Stackelberg game; Two tier price; Water resources allocation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FLOOD CONTROL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER DIVERSION; WATER CONSERVATION;

EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; SOUTH TO NORTH WATER DIVERSION; SOUTH-TO-NORTH WATER DIVERSION PROJECT; STACKELBERG GAMES; TWO TIERS; WATER RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS;

ECONOMICS;

MODELING; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

CHINA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84874272744     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0248-1     Document Type: Article

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