Using many-objective trade-off analysis to help dams promote economic development, protect the poor and enhance ecological health

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-86

  Hurford, Anthony P ^a,b   Huskova, Ivana ^a   Harou, Julien J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Jaguaribe basin in north east Brazil; Livelihood benefits; Multi criteria optimisation; Multi reservoir system management; Visualising trade offs; Water resource security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894286096     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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