The use of qualitative system dynamics to identify sustainability characteristics of decentralized wastewater management alternatives

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1637-1644

  Guest, J S ^a   Skerlos, S J ^a   Daigger, G T ^b   Corbett, J R E ^c   Love, N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

^c Associated Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decentralized sanitation infrastructure; Planning and design; Sustainability metrics; Triple bottom line; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMS; DECENTRALIZED SANITATION; DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER; DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKERS; FORCE FIELDS; FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PARTICIPATORY PLANNING; QUANTITATIVE DATA; STAKEHOLDER VALUES; SUSTAINABILITY METRICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECISION MAKING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DECISION MAKING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SANITATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; SANITATION; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77952305541     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.880     Document Type: Review

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