Managing conflicts in water resources allocation

A sustainable water allocation for Urumia Lake Basin in Iran

Master thesis (2012)

Authors

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W. Ravesteijn (mentor)
J.O. Kroesen (mentor)
L. Hermans (mentor)
E. Van Beek (mentor)
Programme
Management of Technology (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2012 Oloumi Zad, S.
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22-06-2012

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Programme

Management of Technology

Abstract

Using the Urumia lake water allocation problem as a case study, a conflict analysis method was applied to look for possibilities to resolve the problem of conflicting demands for water. First a thorough overview of the problem was made by describing the Urumia lake basin and the human activities therein as a Large Technical System. After the problem was defined as such, a graph model for conflict resolution was applied to look for possible resolutions. The possibilities to arrive at a fair water allocation were summarized in a basic road map.