An Economic, Hydrologic, and Environmental Assessment of Water Management Alternative Plans for the South Central Texas Region
| Autor: | Dhazn Gillig, Bruce A. McCarl, Frederick O. Boadu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
geography Water planning geography.geographical_feature_category Integrated water resources management Environmental science Environmental impact assessment Aquifer Water resource management Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) economic and hydrologic assessment Edwards Aquifer and water management plans Resource /Energy Economics and Policy Groundwater Water scarcity |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 33:59-78 |
| ISSN: | 2056-7405 1074-0708 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1074070800020782 |
| Popis: | Regional water scarcity has motivated the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group to actively develop water management plans to address long-/short-term regional water needs. This study, therefore, develops an integrated Edwards Aquifer groundwater and river system simulation model to determine the “best” choice of regional water management plans using mixed-integer linear programming. The economic, hydrologic, and environmental consequences of the “best” choice of regional and other water management plans and options are evaluated and compared. Results indicate a tradeoff between the economic and environmental benefits. A slight decrease in economic benefit results in a substantial increase in environmental benefit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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