Watershed-based point sources permitting strategy and dynamic permit-trading analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-446

  Ning, Shu Kuang ^a   Chang, Ni Bin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental resources; Optimization; Permit trading; Pricing theory; Shadow price; Simulation; TMDL; Water quality management

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; OPTIMISATIONS; PERMIT TRADING; POINT-SOURCES; PRICING THEORY; SHADOW PRICE; SIMULATION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; TRANSACTION PRICE; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECISION MAKING; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATERSHED;

EID: 34447275504     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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