eprintid: 14079 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 5 dir: disk0/00/01/40/79 datestamp: 2016-12-06 14:08:47 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:28:12 status_changed: 2016-12-06 14:08:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Young, H.P. creators_name: Okada, N. creators_name: Hashimoto, T. creators_id: AL1397 creators_id: AL1703 creators_id: AL0154 title: Cost allocation in water resources development divisions: prog_wat abstract: Different methods for allocating the joint costs of water supply projects among users are compared on the basis of certain commonsense principles of equity. We contrast the separable costs-remaining benefits (SCRB) method with simple proportional allocation schemes and more sophisticated methods from cooperative game theory, including the Shapley value and variants of the core. Advantages and disadvantages of the methods in practice are examined using a regional water supply system in Sweden. It is argued that these principles provide a useful framework for choosing intelligently among methods. The appropriateness of a method depends on the context, especially on the reliability of information about costs and demands. The conclusion is that there is no one best method, although from a normative standpoint the SCRB method may be one of the worst. date: 1982-06 date_type: published publisher: AGU Publications id_number: 10.1029/WR018i003p00463 creators_browse_id: 2539 creators_browse_id: 2744 creators_browse_id: 1943 full_text_status: public publication: Water Resources Research volume: 18 number: 3 pagerange: 463-475 refereed: TRUE issn: 00431397 coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article citation: Young, H.P. , Okada, N. , & Hashimoto, T. (1982). Cost allocation in water resources development. Water Resources Research 18 (3) 463-475. 10.1029/WR018i003p00463 . document_url: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14079/1/wrcr3121.pdf