Storm-water investment strategy evaluation model for impaired urban watersheds

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-124

  McGarity, Arthur E ^a  

^a Dept of Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Impaired watershed; Linear programming; Low impact development; Multiobjective optimization; Storm water

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; BENEFIT FUNCTIONS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; DECISION VARIABLES; EVALUATION MODELS; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; INVESTMENT STRATEGY; LAND PARCELS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PHILADELPHIA; PIECEWISE LINEAR; PROJECT SITE; RETROFIT PROJECT; SCREENING LEVEL; SCREENING MODELS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STORM WATER; STORMWATERS; TARGET LEVELS; URBAN WATERSHED; WATERSHED ASSESSMENT; WATERSHED MANAGERS;

DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; FUNCTIONS; INVESTMENTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; STORMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

INVESTMENT; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; STORMWATER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859362193     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000157     Document Type: Article

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