Evaluating Municipal Water Management Options with the Incorporation of Water Quality and Energy Consumption

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-61

  Zhuang, Yilin ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Municipal water supply and demand; System dynamics; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROUNDWATER; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; SURFACE WATERS; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION EDUCATIONS; GROUNDWATER STORAGE; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; REFERENCE BEHAVIORS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; GROUNDWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918587925     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0825-6     Document Type: Article

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