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Resolving conflicting objectives in the management of the Plastiras Lake: Can we quantify beauty?

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dc.contributor.author Christofides, A en
dc.contributor.author Efstratiadis, A en
dc.contributor.author Koutsoyiannis, D en
dc.contributor.author Sargentis, G-F en
dc.contributor.author Hadjibiros, K en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-03-01T01:23:01Z
dc.date.available 2014-03-01T01:23:01Z
dc.date.issued 2005 en
dc.identifier.issn 1027-5606 en
dc.identifier.uri https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16774
dc.subject.classification Geosciences, Multidisciplinary en
dc.subject.classification Water Resources en
dc.subject.other conflict management en
dc.subject.other lake water en
dc.subject.other water level en
dc.subject.other water management en
dc.subject.other Central Greece en
dc.subject.other Eurasia en
dc.subject.other Europe en
dc.subject.other Greece en
dc.subject.other Southern Europe en
dc.title Resolving conflicting objectives in the management of the Plastiras Lake: Can we quantify beauty? en
heal.type journalArticle en
heal.identifier.primary 10.5194/hess-9-507-2005 en
heal.identifier.secondary http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-9-507-2005 en
heal.language English en
heal.publicationDate 2005 en
heal.abstract The possible water management of the Plastiras Lake, an artificial reservoir in central Greece, is examined. The lake and surrounding landscape are aesthetically degraded when the water level drops, and the requirement of maintaining a high quality of the scenery constitutes one of the several conflicting water uses, the other ones being irrigation, water supply, and power production. This environmental water use, and, to a lesser extent, the requirement for adequate water quality, results in constraining the annual release. Thus, the allowed fluctuation of reservoir stage is not defined by the physical and technical characteristics of the reservoir, but by a multi-criteria decision, the three criteria being maximising water release, ensuring adequate water quality, and maintaining a high quality of the natural landscape. Each of these criteria is analyzed separately. The results are then put together in a multicriterion tableau, which helps understand the implications of the possible alternative decisions. Several conflict resolution methods are overviewed, namely willingness to pay, hedonic prices, and multi-criteria decision analysis. All these methods attempt to quantify non-quantifiable qualities, and it is concluded that they don't necessarily offer any advantage over merely making a choice based on understanding. © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. en
heal.publisher EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION en
heal.journalName Hydrology and Earth System Sciences en
dc.identifier.doi 10.5194/hess-9-507-2005 en
dc.identifier.isi ISI:000234921300004 en
dc.identifier.volume 9 en
dc.identifier.issue 5 en
dc.identifier.spage 507 en
dc.identifier.epage 515 en


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