Performance-based evaluation of an improved robust optimization formulation

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Ray, Patrick A ^a   Watkins, David W ^b   Vogel, Richard M ^c   Kirshen, Paul H ^d,e  

^a GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c Tufts University   (United States)

^d Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Decision making under uncertainty; Instruments and techniques; Modeling; Regional planning; Water management

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; FEASIBILITY ROBUSTNESS; INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; PERFORMANCE BASED EVALUATIONS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84921269793     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000389     Document Type: Article

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