A Decision Support Methodology for Integrated Urban Water Management in Remote Settlements

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 433-449

  Tjandraatmadja, G ^a   Sharma, A K ^a   Grant, T ^b   Pamminger, F ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Life Cycle Strategies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Yarra Valley Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralised system; Design; Life cycle assessment; Multi criteria analysis; Sustainable development; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FILTRATION; LIFE CYCLE; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE AERATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTORS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; ROTATING BIOLOGICAL CONTACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 84871720396     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0195-x     Document Type: Article

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