Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies on the Optimal Design and Expansion of the Amherstview, Ontario, Water Network: Canadian Case Study

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 100-110

  Roshani, Ehsan ^a   MacLeod, Stephanie P ^a   Filion, Yves R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Environmental sustainability; Greenhouse gas emissions; Material selection; Optimization; Water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

CARBON PRICE; CARBON PRICING; CEMENT MORTARS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; DISCOUNT RATES; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GHG EMISSION; HYDRAULIC CAPACITY; MATERIAL SELECTION; ONTARIO; ONTARIO , CANADA; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPES; SINGLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER NETWORKS;

CARBON; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84859341205     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000158     Document Type: Article

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