Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Author "Xiao, Yi"
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Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Investigating the Impact of Water Demand Management
Xiao, Yi; Fang, Liping; Hipel, Keith W. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018-03-01)This paper proposes an agent-based modeling approach to assess water users' behavior for water demand management (WDM) in a river basin. In this procedure, each agent controls its own strategy regarding whether to conserve ... -
Basin-wide Water Demand Management: Transfers and Compensation among Competing Users
Xiao, Yi (University of Waterloo, 2017-06-02)Water demand management is incorporated into a two-step water allocation process in order to motivate water users to implement water demand management strategies. In the first step, the initial allocation of water is based ... -
Incorporating Water Demand Management into a Cooperative Water Allocation Framework
Xiao, Yi; Hipel, Keith W.; Fang, Liping (Springer, 2016-07-01)The impact of a water demand management plan on a water system and its users is investigated within a comprehensive cooperative water allocation framework. In particular, a demand management plan is incorporated into a ... -
Strategic Investigation of the Jackpine Mine Expansion Dispute in the Alberta Oil Sands
Xiao, Yi; Hipel, Keith W.; Fang, Liping (IGI GLOBAL, 2015-03-01)The Graph Model for Conflict Resolution (GMCR) methodology is employed to ascertain strategic insights into a serious conflict over environmental concerns connected to the expanded exploitation of oil sands at the Jackpine ...