A real options approach to the design and architecture of water supply systems using innovative water technologies under uncertainty

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-29

  Zhang, Stephen X ^a   Babovic, Vladan ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Innovative technologies; Multiple objectives; Planning; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864979732     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2011.078     Document Type: Article

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