Integrated modelling for river basin management planning

Safiolea, E; Baki, S; Makropoulos, C; Deliege, JF; Everbecq, PME; Gkesouli, A; Stamou, A; Mimikou, M

dc.contributor.author	Safiolea, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Baki, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Makropoulos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Deliege, JF	en
dc.contributor.author	Everbecq, PME	en
dc.contributor.author	Gkesouli, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Stamou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Mimikou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:02:20Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:02:20Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	17417589	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29307
dc.subject	European union (EU)	en
dc.subject	Hydrology &	en
dc.subject	Information technology	en
dc.subject	Water resource	en
dc.subject.other	Catchment scale	en
dc.subject.other	Component-based models	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental policy	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental problems	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental systems	en
dc.subject.other	European union	en
dc.subject.other	Individual models	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated modelling	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated models	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated water resource management	en
dc.subject.other	River basin management	en
dc.subject.other	Runtimes	en
dc.subject.other	Spatio-temporal	en
dc.subject.other	Technological development	en
dc.subject.other	Water Framework Directives	en
dc.subject.other	Catchments	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental management	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental protection	en
dc.subject.other	Information technology	en
dc.subject.other	Planning	en
dc.subject.other	Water conservation	en
dc.subject.other	Water management	en
dc.subject.other	Integration	en
dc.subject.other	basin management	en
dc.subject.other	catchment	en
dc.subject.other	environmental policy	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	information technology	en
dc.subject.other	modeling	en
dc.subject.other	policy implementation	en
dc.subject.other	river basin	en
dc.subject.other	technological development	en
dc.subject.other	water planning	en
dc.subject.other	water resource	en
dc.title	Integrated modelling for river basin management planning	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1680/wama.2011.164.8.405	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/wama.2011.164.8.405	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Complex spatio-temporal environmental problems call for an integrated assessment of environmental systems due to their interdisciplinary nature. Within this context, the approach of integrated water resource management (IWRM) at the catchment scale, which is at the heart of advanced European environmental policy such as the water framework directive (WFD), argues for integrated modelling tools and approaches. This paper examines recent technological developments that facilitate integrated modelling and focuses on a novel approach, the open modelling interface (OpenMI), which allows models built by different developers to communicate at runtime. The individual models, when made compliant with the OpenMI standard, can be considered as 'components' of an integrated model and seamlessly exchange data. Two OpenMI-enabled integrated modelling case studies are presented and their results critically discussed. The paper concludes with opportunities and challenges towards the design of flexible, component-based models supporting integrated environmental policy in general and the WFD implementation in particular.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1680/wama.2011.164.8.405	en
dc.identifier.volume	164	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	405	en
dc.identifier.epage	419	en