Spatial decisions under uncertainty: Fuzzy inference in urban water management

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Makropoulos, C K ^a   Butler, D ^a  

^a Urban Water Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy Inference; Spatial Decision Support; Uncertainty; Urban Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444488214     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: 14651734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2004.0002     Document Type: Article

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