Assessing sustainability of integrated urban water resources systems through a complex adaptive systems approach

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability - Proceedings of the 2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2844-2851

  Giacomoni, M H ^a   Zechman, E M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sustainable development; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE STRATEGY; AGENT-BASED MODEL; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; COMPLEX MODELING; DOMESTIC WATER USE; EMERGENT PROPERTY; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; LAND-USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MODELING TECHNIQUE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; POPULATION GROWTH; QUALITY OF WATER; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; URBAN WATER RESOURCES; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER SECTOR; WATER USE STRATEGIES;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; PLANNING; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79960384480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41173(414)297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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