scholarly journals Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for Stormwater Management and Water Quality Assessment

10.5772/32030 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nally Kaunda-Bukenya ◽  
Wubishet Tadesse ◽  
Yujian Fu ◽  
Teferi Tsegaye ◽  
Mezemir Wagaw
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Support System ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Spatial Decision Support System ◽  
Spatial Decision Support

Analysing urban resilience through alternative stormwater management options: application of the conceptual Spatial Decision Support System model at the neighbourhood scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2448-2457 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Balsells ◽  
B. Barroca ◽  
J. R. Amdal ◽  
Y. Diab ◽  
V. Becue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Spatial Decision Support System ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Spatial Decision Support ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Neighbourhood Scale

Recent changes in cities and their environments, caused by rapid urbanisation and climate change, have increased both flood probability and the severity of flooding. Consequently, there is a need for all cities to adapt to climate and socio-economic changes by developing new strategies for flood risk management. Following a risk paradigm shift from traditional to more integrated approaches, and considering the uncertainties of future urban development, one of the main emerging tasks for city managers becomes the development of resilient cities. However, the meaning of the resilience concept and its operability is still not clear. The goal of this research is to study how urban engineering and design disciplines can improve resilience to floods in urban neighbourhoods. This paper presents the conceptual Spatial Decision Support System (DS3) model which we consider a relevant tool to analyse and then implement resilience into neighbourhood design. Using this model, we analyse and discuss alternative stormwater management options at the neighbourhood scale in two specific areas: Rotterdam and New Orleans. The results obtained demonstrate that the DS3 model confirmed in its framework analysis that stormwater management systems can positively contribute to the improved flood resilience of a neighbourhood.

Interactive Spatial Decision-Support System for Multiobjective Hazardous Materials Location-Routing Problems

1997 ◽  
Vol 1602 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Coutinho-Rodrigues ◽  
John Current ◽  
João Climaco ◽  
Samuel Ratick
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Spatial Decision Support System ◽  
Spatial Decision Support ◽  
Location Routing Problem ◽  
Routing Problem ◽  
Location Routing ◽  
Selection Of

Hazardous materials (hazmat) logistics management has received increased attention in the past two decades. Important decisions in such management include the selection of sites for hazmat processing and storage, the selection of transportation routes from sources to processing facilities, and the determination of quantities of hazmat shipped over these routes. These decisions are frequently based on multiple criteria (e.g., cost, risk, equity). A personal computer–based, interactive spatial decision-support system was designed to assist decision makers with such problems. Although presented within the framework of a hazmat problem, the system’s components can be modified to analyse any multiobjective location, routing, or location-routing problem.

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