Geographic Tools for Decision Making in Watershed Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 309-334
Author(s):  
Nadine Martin ◽  
Benoît St-Onge ◽  
Jean-Philippe Waaub
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Watershed Management

scholarly journals Using game theory to assess multi-company strategies in watershed management

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Luke Ogilvie Thompson ◽  
Alexandre Bevilacqua Leoneti ◽  
René Bañares-Alcántara ◽  
Eduardo Cleto Pires
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Nash Equilibria ◽  
Engineering Problem ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Problem Case ◽  
Management Decision Making

The main objective of this work was to evaluate the use of game theory as a strategic tool for watershed management decision-making. An engineering problem case study was used in which three organizations compare various scenarios when deciding where to locate a polluting plant on a watershed. Six games were modeled to provide a variety of conditions that could feasibly be implemented and were simulated using software for finding Nash Equilibria solutions. The results show that game theory can provide key insights, such as the consideration of other players’ strategies, and identify possible pitfalls that may occur when the companies seek only to maximize their individual profitability.

Sustainable Land Use and Watershed Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts

2011 ◽  
pp. 328-348
Author(s):  
Nguyen Kim Loi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Methodology Development

With the changes in climatic, biophysical, socio-cultural, economic, and technological components, paradigm shifts in natural resources management are unavoidably and have to be adapted/modified to harmonize with the global changes and the local communities’ needs. This chapter focuses on sustainable land use and watershed management in response to climate change impacts. The first part covers some definitions and background on sustainable land use, watershed management approach, and sustainable watershed management. The second part describes the use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) and Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) model focusing on the framework for a planning and decision making, computer-based system for supporting spatial decisions. The mathematical programming has been reviewed focusing on optimization algorithms that include optimization modeling and simulation modeling for decision making. Finally, the example of methodology development for sustainable land use and watershed management in response to climate change in Dong Nai watershed, Vietnam is presented.

Sustainable Land Use and Watershed Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts

2013 ◽  
pp. 2080-2101
Author(s):  
Nguyen Kim Loi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Methodology Development

With the changes in climatic, biophysical, socio-cultural, economic, and technological components, paradigm shifts in natural resources management are unavoidably and have to be adapted/modified to harmonize with the global changes and the local communities’ needs. This chapter focuses on sustainable land use and watershed management in response to climate change impacts. The first part covers some definitions and background on sustainable land use, watershed management approach, and sustainable watershed management. The second part describes the use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) and Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) model focusing on the framework for a planning and decision making, computer-based system for supporting spatial decisions. The mathematical programming has been reviewed focusing on optimization algorithms that include optimization modeling and simulation modeling for decision making. Finally, the example of methodology development for sustainable land use and watershed management in response to climate change in Dong Nai watershed, Vietnam is presented.

scholarly journals Design of Intelligent Environmental Management and Decision-Making Platform for Small- and Medium-Sized Hydropower-Intensive Watersheds

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Chenyang Xue ◽  
Chaofeng Shao
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Pollution Source ◽  
Source Analysis ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Intelligent Management

Watershed management includes the management of water resources, water environment, and water ecology. The use of intelligent management methods has become a new development trend. Facing the current situation of river basin management in China and the latest management requirements, the positioning of intellectualization in the top-level design of watershed management is clarified. Based on the vulnerability and complexity of ecosystem in small- and medium-sized hydropower-intensive watersheds, the overall framework of intelligent management and decision-making platform is designed, which covers water resource allocation, pollution source analysis, risk early warning, ecological monitoring, industrial access, ecological compensation, public participation, and other functional modules and forms a government–enterprise–society multi-management system.

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