Optimal expansion of a drinking water infrastructure system with respect to carbon footprint, cost-effectiveness and water demand

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 194-206

  Chang, Ni Bin ^a   Qi, Cheng ^a   Yang, Y Jeffrey ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive water resources management; Carbon footprint; Multiobjective programming; Regionalization; Systems analysis; Water supply

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; LIFE CYCLE; POTABLE WATER; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DRINKING-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS; LONG TERM PLANNING; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; REGIONALISATION; URBAN WATERS; WATER DEMAND; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONALIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; HUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863708364     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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