Multi-Agent System for Groundwater Depletion Using Game Theory

Groundwater is one of the most vital of all common pool resources throughout the world. More than half of groundwater is used to grow crops. This research models groundwater depletion patterns within a multi-agent system framework. Irrigators are modeled as agents in the multi-agent system. The irrigation strategies adopted by the agents are investigated using game theory. A set of five irrigators, growing three crops: corn, sorghum and wheat, have been considered in this study. To allow groundw...