Urban Water Management Using Fuzzy-Probabilistic Multi-Objective Programming with Dynamic Efficiency |
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Authors: | Mahdi Zarghami |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces a new multi-objective optimization model for integrated urban water management. The model, based on
compromise programming, is applied for the case of Tabriz city in Iran. The water demand of this city is rapidly growing and
because of the limited resources, water supply is now more vulnerable to any mismanagement. Therefore the model attempts to
optimize the water supply plan of city concerning three main objectives of maximizing the water supply, minimizing the cost
and minimizing the environmental hazards. Due to the vagueness in defining the first objective, it is modeled by using the
fuzzy set theory. Further, the uncertainty in satisfying some constraints is tackled by using the chance constraint approach.
The decision variables are the extent of water withdrawal from the city aquifer, three different water transfer schemes and
also the extent of demand management by leaks detection and pipes rehabilitation. Then the fuzzy-probabilistic multi-objective
model is solved by considering the new idea of dynamic efficiency in the utility of decision maker and the results provide
the optimum water supply in the planning horizon. The model results in robust solutions in which the demand management option
dominates the new water transfer. Implementing the results of this model supports the environmental conservation and sustainable
development. |
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