Game-theoretic models of improvement to water supply security in China

Author

Wang, Jia ; Ge, Jiaoju ; Lu, Qiang

Author_Institution

Shenzhen Grad. Sch., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Shenzhen, China

Volume

2

fYear

2012

fDate

20-21 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

37

Lastpage

39

Abstract

It is urgent to upgrade urban water supply systems to improve water supply security in developing countries. This paper conducts models for analyzing the conflicts between local government and a water company based on game theory. Penalties and subsidies are considered as policy variables to promote water companies upgrading equipments. Then the model is enriched by adding policy variable, reputational damage to local government. The contribution of this study is optimizing the design of water policies.

Keywords

game theory; local government; water supply; China; equipment upgrading; game-theoretic model; local government; policy variable; reputational damage; urban water supply system; water company; water policy; water supply security; Biological system modeling; Companies; Games; Local government; Radio frequency; Security; Water resources; equipment upgrade; game theory; water policy; water supply;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Science, Engineering Design and Manufacturing Informatization (ICSEM), 2012 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0914-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSSEM.2012.6340801

Filename

6340801