Case study: Application of multicriteria decision making to urban water supply Article

Abrishamchi, A, Ebrahimian, A, Tajrishi, M et al. (2005). Case study: Application of multicriteria decision making to urban water supply . JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 131(4), 326-335. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2005)131:4(326)

cited authors

  • Abrishamchi, A; Ebrahimian, A; Tajrishi, M; Mariño, MA

authors

abstract

  • Presented herein is an attempt to put into practice the multicriteria decision making technique of compromise programming for a real urban water management case study in the city of Zahidan in Iran. Zahidan, the capital of Sistan and Balouchistan Province, faces serious water problems in terms of both quality and quantity. To satisfy future water demands, a long-distance water transmission project is being implemented. Compromise programming is applied to aiding decision makers in selecting the best possible alternatives for distribution of both available and the transmitted water in the city. The results obtained reveal that the method is capable of being employed by decision-makers for comprehensive urban water management studies. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management © ASCE.

publication date

  • July 1, 2005

published in

start page

  • 326

end page

  • 335

volume

  • 131

issue

  • 4