A hybrid artificial intelligence modelling framework for the simulation of the complete, socio-technical, Urban water system

iEMSs 2012 - Managing Resources of a Limited Planet: Proceedings of the 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3125-3133

  Baki, Sotiria ^a   Koutiva, Ifigeneia ^a   Makropoulos, Christos ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Integrated modelling; Sociotechnical system; System dynamics; Urban water system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894166120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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