Applying Optimisation and Uncertainty Analysis to Help Develop an Integrated Water Resources Plan for South East England

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1111-1122

  von Lany, P H ^a   Choudhury, F ^a   Hepworth, N ^b   Akande, K ^a  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive planning; Integrated water resources planning; Optimisation; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTIVE PLANNING; CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVE OPPORTUNITY; OPTIMISATIONS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873747987     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0121-2     Document Type: Article

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