A Scenario‐Based Framework for Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Water Resources Planning

Theodor J. Stewart · Leanne Scott

83 citations0/0 files storedWater Resources Research

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Multi-Criteria Decision Making Water resources management and optimization Strategic Planning and Analysis

Abstract

This paper describes the evolution of a general group decision‐making or negotiation support procedure for water resources planning at a strategic level (such as regional development planning), based on principles of multicriteria decision analysis. A number of difficulties have been encountered in applying many of the standard multiple‐criteria decision‐making (MCDM) tools and techniques directly in this context. The paper introduces a broader framework in which these difficulties may be overcome, so that MCDM tools can be used effectively for evaluating strategic planning options. This framework is based on direct evaluation of sequences of “policy scenarios,” which are neither a full set of possible planning “alternatives,” nor fully specified down to the finest level of detail. The overall procedure and some experiences in applying it within the context of regional water resource planning in South Africa are discussed.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 83 citations exist upstream.

References

1956The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.1994The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.1986Decision analysis and behavioral research 1983Multi-Objective Decision Analysis with Engineering and Business Applications 1984Solving the Discrete Multiple Criteria Problem using Convex Cones

Cited by

2009A critical review of multi-criteria decision making methods with special reference to forest management and planning 1999Decision-Aiding Today: What Should We Expect?2010Scenario‐based multiple criteria analysis for infrastructure policy impacts and planning 2000Selecting scenarios for environmental disaster planning 1999DEA and MCDA: Competing or Complementary Approaches?2010Multi-criteria decision models for management of tropical coastal fisheries. A review 2008An Integrated Decision-Making Approach for Improving European Air Traffic Management 2008Multicriteria decision analysis in water resources management: the malnichara channel improvement

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.