An optimization method based on scenario analysis for watershed management under uncertainty

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 678-690

  Liu, Yong ^a   Guo, Huaicheng ^a   Zhang, Zhenxing ^b   Wang, Lijing ^a,c   Dai, Yongli ^a   Fan, Yingying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Optimization; Scenario analysis; Uncertainty; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENGINEERING; FRESH WATER; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QIONGHAI LAKE; SICHUAN;

EID: 34247386305     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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