Sustainability assessment of urban water distribution systems

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4373-4384

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

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Reliability; Resiliency; Sustainability; Vulnerability; Water distribution systems

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; RELIABILITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; RESILIENCY; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; VULNERABILITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDSS);

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 85027917931     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0757-1     Document Type: Article

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