Flexible design in water and wastewater engineering - Definitions, literature and decision guide

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 149, Issue , 2015, Pages 271-281

  Spiller, Marc ^a   Vreeburg, Jan H G ^a,b   Leusbrock, Ingo ^a   Zeeman, Grietje ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Design; Flexibility; Planning; Robustness; Sustainability; Uncertainty; Waste water treatment network

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADAPTIVITY; DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBLE DESIGNS; ROBUSTNESS; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT/NETWORK; WASTE-WATER TREATMENT; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION; WASTEWATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NOMENCLATURE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTE WATER;

ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84910662506     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.09.031     Document Type: Review

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