A Framework for an Agent-Based Model to Manage Water Resources Conflicts

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4039-4052

  Akhbari, Masih ^a   Grigg, Neil S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Conflict management; The Delta game; The San Joaquin watershed

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION INFORMATION; SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TEST MANAGEMENT; THE DELTA GAME; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; SACRAMENTO DELTA; SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883054494     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0394-0     Document Type: Article

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