Dr. Jianan Qin1,2,3, Prof. Xiang Fu3, Dr. Jing Wang1, 2. Prof. Xia Wu1, 2. Dr. Luguang Liu1, 2. Dr. Xin Wang1, 2
Objectives
Achieving fair and efficient allocation of freshwater resources ; Exploring the possibility and highlighting the necessity of water rights trading in water-rich regions; Quantifying the incremental economic benefits generated by water resource allocation at different levels of cooperation; Promoting the intensive and economical utilization of water resources in water-rich regions; Enriching the application of various interdisciplinary and theoretical technologies in the field of water resource allocation.
Conclusions
Four cooperative game-based benefit compensation solutions all can ensure that the water usage benefits of six regions raise compared with those of their unilateral actions; Shapley solution is identified as the most long-term stable since it allows the most equitable distribution of internal power among agents; The proposed allocation framework not only contributes to facilitate water conflict resolution among regions, but also has the potential to improve the economic efficiency of water usage by conducting water rights transfer.