An iterative construction of multi-agent models to represent water supply and demand dynamics at the catchment level

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1130-1148

  Farolfi, Stefano ^a,b   Müller, Jean Pierre ^a   Bonté, Bruno ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catchment; Companion Modelling; Iterative methodology; Multi agent model; Unified Modelling Language; Water management

Indexed keywords

COMPANION MODELLING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INITIAL STATE; ITERATIVE APPROACH; ITERATIVE CONSTRUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODOLOGY; MULTI-AGENT MODEL; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVER VALLEY; ROLE-PLAYING GAME; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE; WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CATCHMENT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 77957755752     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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