Framework for evaluating management interventions for water-quality improvement across multiple agents

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dc.contributor.authorDoole, Graeme J.
dc.contributor.authorRamilan, Thiagarajah
dc.contributor.authorPannell, David J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-21T02:29:46Z
dc.date.available2011-03-21T02:29:46Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIt is difficult to accurately predict the impacts of policies for control of nonpoint-source pollution because analytical frameworks incorporating agent heterogeneity are rare. This paper overcomes this limitation through describing a new framework in which the behaviour of individual firms is explicitly represented by large, complex models calibrated to baseline information. Disaggregation allows the simulation of policies that require uniform reductions in pollutant load or those that allow different rates of abatement between firms to achieve a given nutrient target at least cost, as with the trading of pollution entitlements. The reduction of nitrate leaching from intensive dairy production in a catchment of the Waikato River in New Zealand is used as an illustrative application. It is highlighted that satisfaction of water-quality standards will incur substantial costs within this region. Overall, the framework is notable for its integration of multiple modelling techniques from diverse disciplines and its focus on the behaviour of individual agents. Moreover, it can easily be applied elsewhere where sufficient information is available.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationDoole, G.J., Ramilan, T. & Pannell, D.J. (2011). Framework for evaluating management interventions for water-quality improvement across multiple agents. Environmental Modelling & Software, available online 9 March 2011.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.02.009en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/5183
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfEnvironmental Modelling & Softwareen_NZ
dc.subjectintegrated modellingen_NZ
dc.subjectmultiple agentsen_NZ
dc.subjectmodel calibrationen_NZ
dc.subjectnonpoint-source pollutionen_NZ
dc.subjectcatchment modellingen_NZ
dc.titleFramework for evaluating management interventions for water-quality improvement across multiple agentsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page860en_NZ
pubs.elements-id35965
pubs.end-page872en_NZ
pubs.issue7en_NZ
pubs.volume26en_NZ
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