Systematic impact assessment on inter-basin water transfer projects of the Hanjiang River Basin in China

摘要

Highlights?Intelligent water allocation methodology for inter-basin water allocation schemes.?Analyze water demands & assess impacts of water transfer projects on supplying basins.?Optimize water allocation to mitigate negative impacts by two genetic algorithms – AGA & SGA.?The large comparative results provide solid evidence that AGA is superior to SGA.?Assess reliability, vulnerability & resilience of water supply for supplying basins.AbstractChina’s inter-basin water transfer projects have gained increasing attention in recent years. This study proposes an intelligent water allocation methodology for establishing optimal inter-basin water allocation schemes and assessing the impacts of water transfer projects on water-demanding sectors in the Hanjiang River Basin of China. We first analyze water demands for w