Multi-criteria assessment of optimal upgrading options for water networks

Proceedings of the Combined International Conference of Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI2007 and Sustainable Urban Water Management, SUWM2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-11

  Tanyimboh, T T ^a   Kalungi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Crowder Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; MAXIMUM ENTROPIES; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENTS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISONS; PRESENT VALUES; QUANTITATIVE DATUM; REPAIR COSTS; SIMPLE METHODS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 60749122823     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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