Decision support system for micro-hydro power plants in the Amazon region under a sustainable development perspective

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Blanco, Claudio J C ^a   Secretan, Yves ^b   Mesquita, André L Amarante ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amazon region; decision support system; micro hydro power plant; small isolated communities; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; PLANNING; RUNOFF; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AMAZON REGION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS); HYDRO-POWER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISOLATED COMMUNITY; MICROHYDRO POWER PLANTS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 65549150285     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60435-4     Document Type: Article

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