WaterMet2: A tool for integrated analysis of sustainability-based performance of urban water systems

Drinking Water Engineering and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-72

  Behzadian, K ^a,b   Kapelan, Z ^a   Venkatesh, G ^c   Brattebo H ^c   Saegrov S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FLUXES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; POPULATION STATISTICS; STRATEGIC MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERWORKS;

INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PLANNING HORIZONS; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; SUPPLY RELIABILITY; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85007011017     PISSN: 19969457     EISSN: 19969465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/dwes-7-63-2014     Document Type: Article

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