GENERATING ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS FOR INTERJURISDICTIONAL NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN THE GREATER GANGES RIVER BASIN

John T. Quinn and Joseph J. Harrington

Papers in Regional Science, 1992, vol. 71, issue 4, 373-391

Abstract: ABSTRACT Planning for the development of regional water resources is often complicated by severe disputes. For example, in the Greater Ganges River basin, there are disagreements between India and Bangladesh over sharing the low river flows during the dry season and over controlling the potentially destructive large river flows during the monsoon. This paper illustrates an approach for providing the two riparian nations with distinct water resources plans to help solve their regional water conflicts. More specifically, a linear programming (LP) model representing a multipurpose river basin system is presented. The concept of near optimality is employed to generate a variety of solutions in contrast to searching only for a global optimum. These solutions are grouped into similar project designs by applying a cluster analysis, which is a multivariate technique. Several project designs are graphically displayed, and their implications for national and international agreements are discussed. The range of regional alternatives available to India and Bangladesh could aid in their negotiations.

Date: 1992
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