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Apr 26, 2012
Water Resources Management: Optimizing within a Watershed Context
Authors: Viktoria I. Zoltay, Paul H. Kirshen, and Richard M. VogelAuthor Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007: Restoring Our Natural Habitat
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Complex interactions among components of a watershed system necessitate the evaluation of management options within a watershed framework in order to realize the full impact of management decisions. A generic optimization model was developed to evaluate a broad range of technical, economic and policy management options within a watershed context. The model integrates natural and human elements of a watershed system. Since there are concurrent requirements for both water quantity and quality, both flow and concentrations are modeled. We expect that the model will suggest a different management strategy than the evaluation of simple cost-benefit analyses for each management option. This will not only demonstrate the relative efficacy of undervalued management options, but also document the merits of integrated water resources management.
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Viktoria I. Zoltay
Tufts University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water: Systems, Science, and Society Program, Medford, MA 02155
Paul H. Kirshen
Tufts University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water: Systems, Science, and Society Program, Medford, MA 02155
Richard M. Vogel
Tufts University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water: Systems, Science, and Society Program, Medford, MA 02155
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