A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China

The contradiction between water supply and demand in China is becoming increasingly prominent. A water allocation scheme that satisfies various water users can effectively solve it. In this paper, considering both individual rationality and collective rationality, a bilevel optimal allocation model...

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Main Authors: Yu Chu, Yi Xiao, Jiulong Zhu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/14/2650
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description The contradiction between water supply and demand in China is becoming increasingly prominent. A water allocation scheme that satisfies various water users can effectively solve it. In this paper, considering both individual rationality and collective rationality, a bilevel optimal allocation model for river basin water resources is established. Firstly, water users’ satisfaction degree was defined, to characterize their satisfaction with the water resource allocation scheme, and principles of water users’ satisfaction degree were mathematically expressed, to represent water users’ negotiation activities in the initial water rights allocation. Then, based on the initial allocation results, water users’ water intake quantity, water-saving amount, and water-trade amount were optimized by water rights trading. Finally, an algorithm based on the response surface was put forward for solving the proposed bilevel optimal allocation model. The validity and feasibility of the model and algorithm were verified by a case study in the Qingzhang River Basin in China.
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spelling doaj.art-3f90a73c5343451c8ba0c8f39806b3d82023-11-18T21:48:19ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-07-011514265010.3390/w15142650A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, ChinaYu Chu0Yi Xiao1Jiulong Zhu2Research Center for Eco-Environment of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the Yellow River Basin, Henan University of Engineering, Zhengzhou 451191, ChinaCollege of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaNanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang 473004, ChinaThe contradiction between water supply and demand in China is becoming increasingly prominent. A water allocation scheme that satisfies various water users can effectively solve it. In this paper, considering both individual rationality and collective rationality, a bilevel optimal allocation model for river basin water resources is established. Firstly, water users’ satisfaction degree was defined, to characterize their satisfaction with the water resource allocation scheme, and principles of water users’ satisfaction degree were mathematically expressed, to represent water users’ negotiation activities in the initial water rights allocation. Then, based on the initial allocation results, water users’ water intake quantity, water-saving amount, and water-trade amount were optimized by water rights trading. Finally, an algorithm based on the response surface was put forward for solving the proposed bilevel optimal allocation model. The validity and feasibility of the model and algorithm were verified by a case study in the Qingzhang River Basin in China.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/14/2650bilevel optimal allocationriver basin water resource allocationwater users’ satisfaction degreewater rights trading
spellingShingle Yu Chu
Yi Xiao
Jiulong Zhu
A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
Water
bilevel optimal allocation
river basin water resource allocation
water users’ satisfaction degree
water rights trading
title A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
title_full A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
title_fullStr A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
title_full_unstemmed A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
title_short A Bilevel Optimal Water Allocation Model Considering Water Users’ Satisfaction Degree and Water Rights Transaction: A Case Study in Qingzhang River Basin, China
title_sort bilevel optimal water allocation model considering water users satisfaction degree and water rights transaction a case study in qingzhang river basin china
topic bilevel optimal allocation
river basin water resource allocation
water users’ satisfaction degree
water rights trading
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/14/2650
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