Abstract-In this paper, the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool for Multiple Criteri... more Abstract-In this paper, the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool for Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is investigated for assessing various irrigation management strategies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. To carry out this task, an irrigation ...
Gediz Basin is an agriculture-dominant river basin in the western region of Turkey along the Aege... more Gediz Basin is an agriculture-dominant river basin in the western region of Turkey along the Aegean coast. The most significant feature of the basin is water scarcity, which is due basically to competition for water among various uses (water allocation problems), mainly irrigation with a total command area of 110,000 ha versus the domestic and fast growing industrial demand in the coastal zone, and environmental pollution although the basin experiences significant droughts from time to time. Since the water resources in the basin are almost fully allocated to various uses, it is expected that the negative impacts of climate change will exacerbate the water crisis. In this study, the results of the project "Climate Change Scenarios for Turkey", funded by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) are used in Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP), in order to assess the climate change impacts on water resources and water demand in the basin. ...
In this study, a water resource management model that facilitates indicator-based decisions, with... more In this study, a water resource management model that facilitates indicator-based decisions, with respect to environmental, social and economic dimensions in a multiple criteria perspective, is developed for the Gediz River Basin in Turkey. The basic input of the proposed model is the quantity of surface water that is mainly allocated to irrigation purposes. The model has been applied under 3 different hydro-meteorological scenarios that reflect baseline as well as better and worse condi-tions of water supply and demand, not only to reach a comprehensive assessment of the water budget in the Gediz Basin, but also to evaluate the impacts of proposed management alternatives under different conditions. The Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) software is used as a simulation and evaluation tool to assess the performance of possible management alternatives; performance is measured by 9 indicators representing economic, social and environmental sustainability. The study has delineated th...
Abstract-In this paper, the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool for Multiple Criteri... more Abstract-In this paper, the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a tool for Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) is investigated for assessing various irrigation management strategies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. To carry out this task, an irrigation ...
Gediz Basin is an agriculture-dominant river basin in the western region of Turkey along the Aege... more Gediz Basin is an agriculture-dominant river basin in the western region of Turkey along the Aegean coast. The most significant feature of the basin is water scarcity, which is due basically to competition for water among various uses (water allocation problems), mainly irrigation with a total command area of 110,000 ha versus the domestic and fast growing industrial demand in the coastal zone, and environmental pollution although the basin experiences significant droughts from time to time. Since the water resources in the basin are almost fully allocated to various uses, it is expected that the negative impacts of climate change will exacerbate the water crisis. In this study, the results of the project "Climate Change Scenarios for Turkey", funded by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) are used in Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP), in order to assess the climate change impacts on water resources and water demand in the basin. ...
In this study, a water resource management model that facilitates indicator-based decisions, with... more In this study, a water resource management model that facilitates indicator-based decisions, with respect to environmental, social and economic dimensions in a multiple criteria perspective, is developed for the Gediz River Basin in Turkey. The basic input of the proposed model is the quantity of surface water that is mainly allocated to irrigation purposes. The model has been applied under 3 different hydro-meteorological scenarios that reflect baseline as well as better and worse condi-tions of water supply and demand, not only to reach a comprehensive assessment of the water budget in the Gediz Basin, but also to evaluate the impacts of proposed management alternatives under different conditions. The Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) software is used as a simulation and evaluation tool to assess the performance of possible management alternatives; performance is measured by 9 indicators representing economic, social and environmental sustainability. The study has delineated th...
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