Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSEM.2012.6340801
