Minimizing water cost in water resource management of Athens

Efstratiadi, A; Koutsoyiannis, D; Xenos, D

dc.contributor.author	Efstratiadi, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Koutsoyiannis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Xenos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:21:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:21:03Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	1573062X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16050
dc.subject	Decision support systems	en
dc.subject	Integrated water resources management	en
dc.subject	Network linear programming	en
dc.subject	Operation rules	en
dc.subject	Virtual costs	en
dc.subject	Water economics	en
dc.title	Minimizing water cost in water resource management of Athens	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/15730620410001732099	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15730620410001732099	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	This paper considers the minimization of the cost of water through an integrated water resources planning and management model, implemented within the decision support system for the management of the Athens water supply system. The mathematical framework employs a simulation-optimization scheme, where simulation is applied to faithfully represent the system operation, whereas optimization is applied to derive the optimal management policy, which simultaneously minimizes the risk and cost of decision-making. Real economic criteria in addition to artificial costs are appropriately assigned to preserve the physical constraints and water use priorities, ensuring also the lowest-cost transportation of water from sources to the point of consumption. The proposed model is tested on the hydrosystem of Athens, in order to minimize the expected operational costs for several system configurations. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Urban Water Journal	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/15730620410001732099	en
dc.identifier.volume	1	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	3	en
dc.identifier.epage	15	en