A web-based software tool for participatory optimization of conservation practices in watersheds

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-127

  Babbar Sebens, Meghna ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Snehasis ^b   Singh, Vidya Bhushan ^b   Piemonti, Adriana Debora ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Purdue University School of Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Interactive optimization; Participatory design; Subjective criteria; Watershed planning and management; Web based

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); WATERSHEDS; WEBSITES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CONSERVATION PRACTICES; INTERACTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA; WATERSHED PLANNING; WEB BASED;

WEB DESIGN;

ALGORITHM; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATERSHED;

EID: 84926285470     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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