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Metagame theory and its applications to water resources
Author(s) -
Hipel Keith W.,
Ragade R. K.,
Unny T. E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr012i003p00331
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , rationality , game theory , management science , set (abstract data type) , work (physics) , resolution (logic) , water resources , computer science , mathematical economics , epistemology , mathematics , economics , engineering , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , computer network , ecology , philosophy , biology , programming language
Metagame theory is a positive descriptive approach for the political resolution of water resource conflicts. Various resource problems are formulated, and it is shown by two of the examples that classical game theory, which is based on the theory of rationality, does not work. The concepts of metagame theory are surveyed within a nonquantitative set theoretic framework. The conflicts examined illustrate the potential of metagame theory for analyzing water resource management problems.