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

Christofides, A; Efstratiadis, A; Koutsoyiannis, D; Sargentis, G-F; Hadjibiros, K

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