Water distribution system optimisation accounting for a range of future possible carbon prices

Proceedings of the 10th Annual Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, WDSA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 278-289

  Wu, Wenyan ^a   Simpson, Angus R ^a   Maier, Holger R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON PRICE; CARBON TRADING; DISCOUNT RATES; EMISSION TRADING SCHEME; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL RISKS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION; OPTIMISATIONS; ORDERED SET; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PRESENT VALUE; SYSTEM COSTS; TIME VALUES; WATER SYSTEM;

CIVIL AVIATION; COMMERCE; COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SET THEORY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VALUE ENGINEERING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 69949095376     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41024(340)25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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