Technical and Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Water Distribution Systems

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4699-4713

  Aydin, Nazli Yonca ^a   Mays, Larry ^b   Schmitt, Theo ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual water distribution systems; Multi criteria decision analysis; Optimization; Scenario analysis; Sustainable urban water management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDSS);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84920708985     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0768-y     Document Type: Article

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