Table 1 The similarities and differences between scenarios set up inthe model.
Model set-up information | Scenario #1 | Scenario #2 | Scenario #3 | Scenario #4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Starting time step of AWPI policy | Time step 13 | Time step 13 | Time step 13 | Time step 13 |
Possibility of withdrawal of adopted AWPI policy | Available | Available | Available | Available |
The threshold for public satisfaction functions to stop the AWPI policy based on the number of traditional farmers | Below the 33% | Below the 33% | Below the 33% | Below the 33% |
The threshold for public satisfaction functions to restart the AWPI policy based on the number of traditional farmers | Equal or above the 33% | Equal or above the 33% | Equal or above the 33% | Equal or above the 33% |
Utility index for conventional farming (traditional farming) | Available | Available | Available | Available |
Utility index for conventional farming with illegal water extraction (traditional farming with water theft) | Available | Available | Available | Available |
Utility index for farming with irrigation modernized equipment | Available | Available | Available | Available |
Utility index for casual/junk jobs and unemployment | Available | Available | Available | Available |
The number of conventional farmers | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
The number of conventional farmers tending to illegal water extraction | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
The number of conventional farmers shifting to casual/junk jobs and unemployment | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
The number of conventional farmers shifting to alternative occupations | × | × | × | ✔ |
Illegal water extraction (water theft) | Moderate restricted | Severely restricted | Severely restricted | Severely restricted |
Budget for irrigation modernization | Low | Low | High | High |
Budget for transition to alternative occupations | Not-considered | Not-considered | Not-considered | Determined |
