A bibliometric analysis on the use of the multicriteria approach to the water resource management

Alexandre Troian,Mário Conill Gomes

doi:10.1590/0104-530x4761-20

Alexandre Troian, Mário Conill Gomes

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-530x4761-20

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Journal: Gestão & Produção	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2020
Citations: 2	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this article was to accomplish a literature review to analyze the scientific studies which were based on Multicriteria Methods to study water resources management in agriculture. Scientific production indicators were established for the subject, through a descriptive analysis of 519 publications data set generated by the Scopus database search engine. The publications were refined applying several criteria resulting in 30 articles considered to be the most important to interpret the factors that detail the researched topic. The analyzed scientific studies also show that the structuring of multicriteria models is designed to better understand the problem or the process of decision making rather than to make the decisions itself. Furthermore, to the water resources management field, they provide a way to discuss and deal with problems like water distribution and pollution. An aggregating function along with a compensatory approach is used in most publications. Although participatory techniques were not the approach used by most studies, its potential was recognized for dealing with problems such as water management resources.

Highlights

The consequences of the productivity-based development model can be seen in economic, environmental, and even social dimensions
Among several other negative implications to natural ecosystems, these consequences can reflect on a poor commitment with water quality
The set of systemic activities contained in this study is of exploratory nature and aims to find key elements to structure the research problems regarding water resource management

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Introduction

The consequences of the productivity-based development model can be seen in economic, environmental, and even social dimensions. Among several other negative implications to natural ecosystems, these consequences can reflect on a poor commitment with water quality. Following this line of thinking, the main questions in this study will be focused on water resources management. It had been addressed by several constitutions since the Empire period, the water was only discussed objectively in terms of domain (Union, States and Counties) and classification (common public waters and private waters) by the Decree 24,643 of 1934. In the Constitution of 1988 (Brasil, 1988), articles of procedural, penal, economic, sanitary, custodial and administrative nature were established. Water has become public domain and its management is shared among the Union, States and Counties, while the Union remains the only legislative instance (Pes, 2005)

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