PMID- 16288827
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060224
LR  - 20051128
IS  - 0301-4797 (Print)
IS  - 0301-4797 (Linking)
VI  - 77
IP  - 4
DP  - 2005 Dec
TI  - A multi-objective optimisation approach to water management.
PG  - 269-77
AB  - The management of river basins is complex especially when decisions about 
      environmental flows are considered in addition to those concerning urban and 
      agricultural water demand. The solution to these complex decision problems 
      requires the use of mathematical techniques that are formulated to take into 
      account conflicting objectives. Many optimization models exist for water 
      management systems but there is a knowledge gap in linking bio-economic 
      objectives with the optimum use of all water resources under conflicting demands. 
      The efficient operation and management of a network of nodes comprising storages, 
      canals, river reaches and irrigation districts under environmental flow 
      constraints is challenging. Minimization of risks associated with agricultural 
      production requires accounting for uncertainty involved with climate, 
      environmental policy and markets. Markets and economic criteria determine what 
      crops farmers would like to grow with subsequent effect on water resources and 
      the environment. Due to conflicts between multiple goal requirements and the 
      competing water demands of different sectors, a multi-criteria decision-making 
      (MCDM) framework was developed to analyze production targets under physical, 
      biological, economic and environmental constraints. This approach is described by 
      analyzing the conflicts that may arise between profitability, variable costs of 
      production and pumping of groundwater for a hypothetical irrigation area.
FAU - Xevi, E
AU  - Xevi E
AD  - CSIRO Land and Water Griffith PMB 3 Griffith, NSW, Australia. 
      emmanuel.xevi@csiro.au
FAU - Khan, S
AU  - Khan S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20051108
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Manage
JT  - Journal of environmental management
JID - 0401664
SB  - IM
MH  - *Agriculture
MH  - Australia
MH  - *Conservation of Natural Resources
MH  - Crops, Agricultural
MH  - *Models, Theoretical
MH  - Rivers
MH  - Water Movements
MH  - *Water Supply
EDAT- 2005/11/18 09:00
MHDA- 2006/02/25 09:00
CRDT- 2005/11/18 09:00
PHST- 2004/05/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/05/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2005/06/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2005/11/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/02/25 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/11/18 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0301-4797(05)00267-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.06.013 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Manage. 2005 Dec;77(4):269-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.06.013. Epub 
      2005 Nov 8.