Urban Household Water Demand in Beijing by 2020: An Agent-Based Model

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2967-2980

  Yuan, Xiao Chen ^a   Wei, Yi Ming ^a   Pan, Su Yan ^a   Jin, Ju Liang ^a,b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agent; Extended linear expenditure system; Genetic algorithm; Water demand

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; DISPOSABLE INCOME; EXTENDED LINEAR EXPENDITURE SYSTEM; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; POPULATION EXPANSION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; STOCHASTIC BEHAVIOR; WATER DEMAND;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; POLICY MAKING; PREDICTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; URBAN AREA; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84903576187     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0649-4     Document Type: Article

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