Integrated modelling for river basin management: The influence of temporal and spatial scale in economic models of water allocation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 55-63

  Cutlac, I M ^a   He, Lixia ^a   Horbulyk, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics optimization models; Simulation; Spatial scale; Temportal scale

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RIVERS;

ECONOMICS OPTIMIZATION MODELS; SPATIAL SCALE; TEMPORAL SCALE;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RIVERS;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROPPING SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RIVER BASIN; SIMULATION; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; BOW RIVER; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745656788     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.297     Document Type: Article

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