Valuing hydrological alteration in multi-objective water resources management

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 472-473, Issue , 2012, Pages 277-286

  Bizzi, Simone ^a   Pianosi, Francesca ^a   Soncini Sessa, Rodolfo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Hydrological alteration; Multi objective optimization; Reservoir operation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING POWER; ECO-HYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EVALUATION INDEX; FLOOD RISKS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDRO POWER PRODUCTION; HYDROLOGICAL ALTERATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; ITS EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING POLICIES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE; PARETO-OPTIMAL; REFERENCE STATE; RESERVOIR OPERATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FUNCTIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAM; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY; TICINO RIVER;

EID: 84868301292     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.033     Document Type: Article

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