System dynamics modeling for complex urban water systems: Application to the city of Tabriz, Iran

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-106

  Zarghami, Mahdi ^a   Akbariyeh, Simin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; System dynamics; Tabriz city; Urban water management; Wastewater network; Water transfer

Indexed keywords

SYSTEM DYNAMICS; TABRIZ CITY; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER NETWORK; WATER TRANSFER;

ARID REGIONS; CONSERVATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SYSTEM THEORY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; URBAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EAST AZERBAIJAN; IRAN; TABRIZ;

EID: 84855754231     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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