The performance evaluation of management mode of small water resources projects

Due to a series of societal factors, management of small rural water resources projects in China experience management problems. Based on the management mode of small water resources projects in three representative regions of Guangdong Province, the improved TOPSIS model is applied to evaluate the performance of management mode of small water resources projects through the combination with entropy weight method. Compared with the traditional TOPSIS model concerning the evaluation object of this paper, the evaluation value formulas of optimal and worst solutions of TOPSIS method are improved. The evaluation index system takes into account the coverage, hierarchy and systematization of indicators, and maintains a management mode with high environmental adaptability, so that the continuous operation of management mode can guaranteed. The results show that the management mode of water user association is most suitable for the development of small water resources projects in Guangdong Province.

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Due to societal factors, small rural water resources projects in China face management problems. This study evaluates the performance of management mode of small water resources projects in Guangdong Province using an improved TOPSIS model combined with the entropy weight method. The evaluation index system considers the coverage, hierarchy, and systematization of indicators to ensure a management mode with high environmental adaptability. The results suggest that the water user association management mode is the most suitable for small water resources projects in Guangdong Province.