Flood Control in the Cuiabá River Basin, Brazil, with Multipurpose Reservoir Operation

Paes, Rafael Pedrollo de; Brandão, João Luiz Boccia

doi:10.1007/s11269-013-0388-y

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“…These topics had been identified beforehand as relevant to the local water management context based on the available literature [40,42,[44][45][46][62][63][64][65][66] and on consultations with local academics. However, given the nature of semi-structured interviews, the interviews may have included discussions of additional topics if these were deemed relevant during the conversation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In doing so, we also aim to contribute to the literature on Mato Grosso's water governance from a social science perspective, as the topic is currently studied mostly from more technical viewpoints, e.g., investigating flood control mechanisms [40], water quality [41,42], the impact of hydroelectric power facilities [43,44], and its legal and institutional framework [45], or has a more narrow regional focus on the Pantanal wetland [46,47].…”

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The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Schulz

Ioris

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:While much effort has gone into studying the causes and consequences of water scarcity, the concept of water abundance has received considerably less attention in academic literature. Here, we aim to address this gap by providing a case study on the perceptions and political implications of water abundance in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Combining a political ecology perspective on contemporary water governance (empirically based on stakeholder interviews with members of the state's water sector) with an overview of the environmental history of this hydrosocial territory, we argue, first, that water abundance has become a foundational element of Mato Grosso's identity, situated in the wider context of natural resource abundance more generally and second, that water abundance today is a contested concept witnessing discursive struggles around its political implications and meaning. More specifically, there is a clash between the dominant conceptualisation of water abundance as a foundation for rich economic, ecological, social, and cultural values and benefits, often espoused by members of the political and economic elite, e.g., for marketing purposes, and a more critical but less widespread conceptualisation of water abundance as a source of carelessness, lack of awareness, and poor water governance, typically put forth by more informed technical staff of the public sector and civil society activists. By providing a distinct treatment and discussion of the concept of water abundance, our research has relevance for other water-rich regions beyond the immediate regional context.

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The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Schulz

Ioris

2017

Sustainability

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“…As previously stated, the evaluation procedure seeks to address the stochastic and multiobjective nature of the flood control problem in hydropower reservoirs rather than assess performance for reduced number of flood hydrographs [7,14,16,22,38].…”

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“…Many studies have focused on multipurpose reservoir flood control operations, such as Ngo et al [7], Tavares and Kelman [9], Guariso et al [10], Lara [11], Marien et al [12], Turgeon [13] and De Paes and Brandão [14], among others.…”

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Probabilistic-Multiobjective Comparison of User-Defined Operating Rules. Case Study: Hydropower Dam in Spain

Bianucci

Sordo‐Ward

Moralo

et al. 2015

Water

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Abstract:A useful tool is proposed in this paper to assist dam managers in comparing and selecting suitable operating rules. This procedure is based on well-known multiobjective and probabilistic methodologies, which were jointly applied here to assess and compare flood control strategies in hydropower reservoirs. The procedure consisted of evaluating the operating rules' performance using a simulation fed by a representative and sufficiently large flood event series. These flood events were obtained from a synthetic rainfall series stochastically generated by using the RainSimV3 model coupled with a deterministic hydrological model. The performance of the assessed strategies was characterized using probabilistic variables. Finally, evaluation and comparison were conducted by analyzing objective functions which synthesize different aspects of the rules' performance. These objectives were probabilistically defined in terms of risk and expected values. To assess the applicability and flexibility of the tool, it was implemented in a hydropower dam located in Galicia (Northern Spain). This procedure allowed alternative operating rule to be derived which provided a reasonable trade-off between dam safety, flood control, operability and energy production.

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A Memetic Multi-objective Immune Algorithm for Reservoir Flood Control Operation

Sun

et al. 2016

Water Resour Manage

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Flood Control in the Cuiabá River Basin, Brazil, with Multipurpose Reservoir Operation

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

The Paradox of Water Abundance in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Probabilistic-Multiobjective Comparison of User-Defined Operating Rules. Case Study: Hydropower Dam in Spain

A Memetic Multi-objective Immune Algorithm for Reservoir Flood Control Operation

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