Multiobjective programing in watershed management: A study of the Charleston Watershed

摘要: A multiple-objective approach to decision making in watershed management is developed and demonstrated within the framework of nonlinear programing by means case study Charleston southern Arizona. The effects various land treatments practices on water runoff, sediment, recreation, wildlife levels, commercial potential a area are investigated, constraints available capital being observed. This leads model with five objective functions be maximized under 18 constraints. In an iterative manner maker proceeds from one noninferior solution another, comparing sets activities for reaching specified goals evaluating trade-offs between individual functions. technique, labeled Trade, involves formulation surrogate function use cutting plane method solve general problem; it hopefully provides compromise computationally intractable excessively simplified approaches truly multiobjective management.