Using multicriteria analysis to develop environmental flow scenarios for rivers targeted for water resource management

Water SA

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-374

  Brown, C A ^a   Joubert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DRIFT; Environmental flows; Integer linear programming; Interactive holistic approach; Multicriteria analysis; River condition; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RIVERS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WATER RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW;

WATER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HOLISTIC APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER FLOW; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 0344515311     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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