Sustainability through optimization: The future of watershed management

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Volumn 261-262, Issue , 2013, Pages 876-881

  Saravanapavan, Thambirajah ^a   Zhang, Guoshun ^a   Voorhees, Mark ^b  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Stormwater; SUSTAIN; Sustainability; SWMM; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ASIAN COUNTRIES; COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT; COUPLING OPTIMIZATION; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; MASSACHUSETTS , USA; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; REDUCTION TARGETS; RIVER WATERSHEDS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS; SUSTAIN; SUSTAINABLE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; SWMM; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANNING; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84872945232     PISSN: 16609336     EISSN: 16627482     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.260-261.876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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