An inexact programming approach for supporting ecologically sustainable water supply with the consideration of uncertain water demand by ecosystems

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 721-735

  Cai, Y P ^a   Huang, G H ^b   Wang, X ^c   Li, G C ^b   Tan, Q ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Decision making; Inexact quadratic programming; Sustainable development; Uncertainty; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; DYNAMIC PARAMETERS; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; INEXACT METHODS; INEXACT QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; INTERACTIVE SOLUTION ALGORITHM; LONG TERM PLANNING; MULTISOURCES; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; SCALE ECONOMIES; SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; SYSTEM CONDITIONS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER DEMAND;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; USER INTERFACES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY;

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79958710966     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-011-0477-5     Document Type: Article

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