A complex adaptive systems approach to develop basin-scale optimal management strategies for water resources systems

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 2840-2843

  Kanta, Lufthansa ^a   Zechman, Emily M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

River basins; Sustainable development; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ADAPTIVE MODELING; AGENT-BASED MODELING; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CONSERVATION MEASURES; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY COST; INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RESERVOIR SYSTEMS; RIVER BASINS; SMART TECHNOLOGY; URBAN WATER RESOURCES; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS; WATER SCARCITY; WATER SYSTEM; WATER USE; WATER-USE BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CLIMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

EID: 79960411215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41173(414)296     Document Type: Conference Paper

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