Decision Support System for Reservoir Water Management Conflict Resolution
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 131, Issue 6
Abstract
A decision support system for reservoir water management conflict resolution (RWM-CRSS) in a multipurpose single reservoir system has been developed. The system consists of a communication system, a database management system, and a model-base management system. A new approach is used in developing the communication system, in which the use of artificial intelligence markup language facilitates the task of developing human-like communication between the stakeholders and the system. Tools that are common to analyze a multipurpose single reservoir system are provided in the model-base management system. RWM-CRSS is designed to handle conflict between two groups who have on-demand water requirements for irrigation, drinking water, hydropower generation, or minimizing flood damage. A hypothetical scenario of irrigation versus drinking water supply is demonstrated.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic, Professor and Research Chair, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, for his constructive comments on their first manuscript. Work presented in this paper was supported by the UNESCO PCCP (From Potential Conflict to Conflict Prevention) Project, and the second author gratefully acknowledges this support.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 131 • Issue 6 • November 2005
Pages: 410 - 419
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Received: Dec 12, 2003
Accepted: Feb 28, 2005
Published online: Nov 1, 2005
Published in print: Nov 2005
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