Urban water infrastructure optimization to reduce environmental impacts and costs

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 630-637

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Suh, Sangwon ^b   Kim, Jung Hoon ^c   Park, Hung Suck ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM); Optimization; Sustainability; Urban Water supply; Water infrastructure; Water planning and policy

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OPTIMISATIONS; URBAN WATER PLANNING; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; URBAN WATERS; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; WATER PLANNING; WATER POLICIES; WATERS RESOURCES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HYGIENE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 72149091965     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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