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A Compromise Solution in Water Resources Planning

  • Published: 18 September 2008
  • Volume 23, pages 1549–1561, (2009)
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The paper emphasizes compromise based on cooperativeness as a solution of a decision problem in water resources planning. A decision making process committed to consensus utilizing compromise solution as a consensus proposal is presented. The presented methodology is utilized to study the development of a reservoir system for the storage of surface flows of the Mlava River and its tributaries for regional water supply. The method VIKOR is applied to determine compromise solution of a problem with noncommensurable and conflicting criteria including economic, environmental, social, and cultural features. The obtained compromise provides a maximum group utility of the “majority” and a minimum individual regret of the “opponent”.

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Opricovic, S. A Compromise Solution in Water Resources Planning. Water Resour Manage 23, 1549–1561 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-008-9340-y

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  • Received: 02 February 2007

  • Accepted: 01 September 2008

  • Published: 18 September 2008

  • Issue Date: June 2009

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-008-9340-y

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Keywords

  • Reservoir system design
  • Regional water supply
  • Multicriteria decision making
  • Compromise
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