Adaptation in hindsight: Dynamics and drivers shaping urban wastewater systems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 404-415

  Neumann, Marc B ^a,b   Rieckermann, Jörg ^c   Hug, Thomas ^d   Gujer, Willi ^e  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d Hunziker Betatech AG   (Switzerland)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Complexity; Hindsight; Planning; Uncertainty; Urban infrastructure; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPLEXITY; DESIGN STRATEGIES; HINDSIGHT; ROBUST DESIGNS; TIME-SCALES; UNCERTAINTY; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN WASTEWATER; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

EFFLUENTS;

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TIMESCALE; URBAN REGION; WASTEWATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY RECOVERY; INCINERATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; OZONATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; CITY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TIME;

WASTE WATER;

CITIES; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84920972940     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.047     Document Type: Article

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