Decision Support Systems: Water Resources Planning

✍ Scribed by Daniel P. Loucks, João R. da Costa (auth.), Daniel P. Loucks, João R. da Costa (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 577
• Series: NATO ASI Series 26
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A variety of optimization and simulation models are now com- monly used to help water resource planners and managers identify, evaluate and predict themultiple impacts from va- rious actions or decisions one can make regarding the deve- lopment and management of a region's water resources. Cur- rent developments in computer technology are making it pos- sible to link these models to programs that provide an in- terface betwe- en the decision maker and their models and compu- ters. The volume discusses how these so-called deci- sion support systems can be best developed and used bythose involved in water resources planning and management.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Computer-Aided Decision Support in Water Resources Planning and Management....Pages 3-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Intelligent Geo-Information Systems (IGIS) for Water Resources Planning and Management....Pages 45-85
Implementing a Computer-Aided Support System for Water Resources Research and Management....Pages 87-96
Multidimensional Modeling for Water Resources Management....Pages 97-111
Validation of Climate Models with Workstation Tools....Pages 113-144
Smart Software for Water Resources Planning and Management....Pages 145-172
Computer-Aided Support for Water Resources Research and Planning....Pages 173-188
The Interface Between GIS and Hydrology....Pages 189-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Current Trends in Computer-Aided Water Resources Management at Delft Hydraulics....Pages 201-249
Getting Someone to Use the Systems: Lessons from HEC....Pages 251-266
Computers in Consulting Engineering....Pages 267-282
A Conceptual Framework for an Integrated Operational Information and Decision-Supported System for Thames Water Utilities....Pages 283-293
The German Water Authorities Needs for Computer-Aided Support Systems....Pages 295-304
Computer-Aided Water Resources Planning and Operational Management in a Water Company in the U.K.....Pages 305-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
AQUATOOL: A Computer-Assisted Support System for Water Resources Research Management Including Conjunctive Use....Pages 333-355
Implementing a Decision Support System for Operations Planning at Manitoba Hydro....Pages 357-374
A River Water Quality Management Model for Canal De Isabel II: Comunidad De Madrid....Pages 375-385
The Hydrological Forecasting System (HFS): A Comprehensive System for Real-Time Flood Forecasting....Pages 387-406
Computer-Aided Management of the Southeastern U.S. Reservoir System....Pages 407-428
Integrating Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics, GIS, Statistics, Simulation Models and Expert Systems: Experiences with the RAISON System on Microcomputers....Pages 429-459
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Expert Systems for Agricultural Water Systems....Pages 461-469
Computer Graphics for Assessment of Eutrophication Venice Lagoon: A Case Study....Pages 471-484
Evolution of a Decision Support System for Reservoir Operations: Manitoba Hydro Case Study....Pages 485-526
Computer-Aided Water Reservoir Management: A Prototype Two-Level DSS....Pages 527-574
Back Matter....Pages 575-576

✦ Subjects

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Earth Sciences, general; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences; Environmental