The Application of Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods for the Determination of Priorities in the Implementation of Irrigation Plans
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of Study Area
2.2. Alternatives and Criteria
2.3. Multi-Criteria Analyses Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. PROMETHEE
3.2. AHP
3.3. ELECTRE TRI
3.4. DEXi
3.5. PRIME
3.6. PCA
3.7. Comparison of Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Alternative: | Orljava–Londža | Pleternica | Ovčara | Treštanovci | Venje–Hrnjevac | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investor/User | Kutjevo Ltd. | Hrvatski duhani Ltd. | Kutjevo Ltd. | Grbić Ltd. | Winery Enjingi | |
Protection Area | DWPZ | DWPZ | No | No | Nature Park | |
Ownership Type | Rent | Management | Rent | Private, rent | Private, rent | |
State of Drainage and Channel Network | Drainage | Partially | None | Partially | None | None |
Channels | Exists | Partially | Exists | None | None | |
Agricultural Production | Existing | Soy, lucerne and maize | Tobacco | Vine grafts, maize and sugar beet | Seed crops | Vineyard and vine grafts |
Planned | Maize, sugar beet, soy, rapeseed | Tobacco | Vine grafts, maize and sugar beet, industrial and seed crops | Seed production | Vineyards | |
Area (ha) | 2500 | 300 | 200 | 150 | 80 | |
Reservoir | Londža—in construction | Londža—in construction | Kuštrevac—existing | Kaptolka, Kljunovac—planned | Saračevac and Venjski—planned | |
Possibility to Use Reservoir for Recreation | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
Water Demand (mil. m3/year) | 6.250 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.375 | 0.2 | |
Time to Complete the System (years) | 3 to 5 | 3 to 5 | 1 to 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Cost of Project Documentation Preparation (mil. kn) | 1.5 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.2 | |
Investment (mil. kn) | 37.5 | 9 | 7 | 3.75 | 5.1 | |
Total Cost per Agricultural Area (kn/ha) | 15,600 | 31,167 | 36,400 | 26,000 | 66,250 |
Criteria | Environmental Protection (Type) | Water Related | Social | Economic | Time | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alternatives | Drainage | Channels | Area to Be Irrigated (ha) | Status of Reservoir Construction | Recreation | Total Cost per Agricultural Area (kn/ha) | Time to Complete the System (Years) | ||
Orljava–Londža | DWPZ | Partially | Exists | 2500 | in construction | Yes | 15,600 | 3 to 5 | |
Pleternica | DWPZ | None | Partially | 300 | in construction | Yes | 31,167 | 3 to 5 | |
Ovčare | No | Partially | Exists | 200 | existing | No | 36,400 | 1 to 2 | |
Treštanovci | No | None | None | 150 | planned | No | 26,000 | 3 | |
Venje–Hrnjevac | Nature Park | None | None | 80 | planned | No | 66,250 | 3 |
Criteria | Environmental | Water Related | Social | Economic | Time | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drainage | Channels | Area | Reservoir Status | |||||
Scenario 1 | 20% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 5% | 30% | 15% |
Scenario 2 | 10% | 5% | 5% | 20% | 20% | 5% | 20% | 15% |
Scenario 3 | 10% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 5% | 40% | 15% |
Scenario 4 | 20% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
Criteria (Type) | Environmental (max) | Water Related | Social (max) | Economic (min) | Time (max) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alternative | Drainage (max) | Channels (max) | Area (max) | Reservoir Status (max) | |||||
Orljava–Londža | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2500 | 2 | 2 | 15,600 | 1 | |
Pleternica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 31,167 | 1 | |
Ovčare | 3 | 2 | 3 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 36,400 | 3 | |
Treštanovci | 3 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 26,000 | 2 | |
Venje–Hrnjevac | 2 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 66,250 | 2 |
Intensity of Weight, Importance, Preference | Definition |
---|---|
1 | Equal importance (no preference) |
3 | Moderate importance (moderate preference) |
5 | Strong importance (strong preference) |
7 | Very strong importance (very strong preference) |
9 | Extreme importance (extreme preference) |
2, 4, 6, 8 | Intermediate values |
Goal | Environment | Water Related | Social | Economic | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment | −2 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
Water related | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
Social | −5 | −3 | |||
Economic | 5 | ||||
Time | Incon: 0.04 | ||||
Water Related | Drainage | Channels | Area | Reservoir | |
Drainage | 1 | −2 | −2 | ||
Channels | −2 | −2 | |||
Area | 1 | ||||
Reservoir | Incon: 0.00 | ||||
Environment | Orljava–Londža | Pleternica | Ovčare | Treštanovci | Venje–Hrnjevac |
Orljava–Londža | 1 | −6 | −6 | −5 | |
Pleternica | −6 | −6 | −5 | ||
Ovčare | 1 | 5 | |||
Treštanovci | 5 | ||||
Venje–Hrnjevac | Incon: 0.08 |
Criteria | Environment | Water Related | Social | Economic (kn/ha) | Time | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Threshold | Drainage | Channels | Area (ha) | Reservoir Status | |||||
First/Middle | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 450 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 25,000 | 2.5 | |
Middle/Last | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 150 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 55,000 | 1.5 |
Category | Pessimistic | Optimistic |
---|---|---|
First | - | Orljava–Londža, Ovčare, |
Middle | Ovčare | Pleternica, Treštanovci, Venje–Hrnjevac |
Last | Orljava–Londža, Pleternica, Treštanovci, Venje–Hrnjavac | - |
F1 | F2 | F3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Environment | −0.990 | −0.126 | −0.069 |
Drainage | 0.072 | 0.942 | −0.329 |
Channels | 0.590 | −0.206 | 0.780 |
Irrigation area | 0.554 | 0.773 | 0.309 |
Reservoirs | −0.534 | 0.793 | 0.293 |
Recreation | 0.990 | 0.126 | 0.069 |
Cost/unit area | 0.622 | 0.360 | −0.695 |
Time to complete | −0.534 | 0.793 | 0.293 |
F1 | F2 | F3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Orljava–Londža | 0.558 | 0.154 | 0.288 |
Pleternica | 0.549 | 0.055 | 0.396 |
Ovčare | 0.339 | 0.618 | 0.042 |
Treštanovci | 0.366 | 0.587 | 0.047 |
Venje–Hrnjevac | 0.366 | 0.587 | 0.047 |
Alternative | PROMETHEE | AHP | ELECTRE TRI | DEXi | PRIME | PCA | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | |
Orljava–Londža | +/− | + | + | +/− | + | + | + | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | + | + | + | +/− | +/− | + | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− |
Pleternica | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | − | − | − | − | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | − | − | − | − |
Ovčare | + | + | +/− | + | +/− | +/− | +/− | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +/− | + | + | + | + | + |
Treštanovci | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | − | − | − | − | +/− | +/− | /+− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− |
Venje–Hrnjevac | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/− |
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Karleuša, B.; Hajdinger, A.; Tadić, L. The Application of Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods for the Determination of Priorities in the Implementation of Irrigation Plans. Water 2019, 11, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030501
Karleuša B, Hajdinger A, Tadić L. The Application of Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods for the Determination of Priorities in the Implementation of Irrigation Plans. Water. 2019; 11(3):501. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030501
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarleuša, Barbara, Andreja Hajdinger, and Lidija Tadić. 2019. "The Application of Multi-Criteria Analysis Methods for the Determination of Priorities in the Implementation of Irrigation Plans" Water 11, no. 3: 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030501