Vulnerability based management of water resources systems Export

@article{citeulike:4278830, abstract = {Must the water networks be fail-proof or must they remain safe during a failure? What must water system managers try to achieve? The present paper introduces a methodology for the hierarchical analysis (in time and space) of the preventive maintenance policy of water supply networks, using water supply system performance indices. This is being accomplished through a technical\–economic analysis that takes into account all kinds of costs referring to the repair or replacement of trouble-causing parts of the water supply network. The optimal preventive maintenance schedule suggested by the methodology is compared with the empirically based maintenance policy applied to the Athens water supply system.}, author = {Kanakoudis, V. K.}, citeulike-article-id = {4278830}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/006/jh0060133.htm}, keywords = {decision-making, decision-support, decisionanalysis, decisionmaking, decisionsupport, vulnerability, water, watersupply}, posted-at = {2009-04-06 15:09:15}, priority = {2}, publisher = {IWA Publishing}, title = {Vulnerability based management of water resources systems}, url = {http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/006/jh0060133.htm}, volume = {6}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4278830 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4278830 N2 - Must the water networks be fail-proof or must they remain safe during a failure? What must water system managers try to achieve? The present paper introduces a methodology for the hierarchical analysis (in time and space) of the preventive maintenance policy of water supply networks, using water supply system performance indices. This is being accomplished through a technical–economic analysis that takes into account all kinds of costs referring to the repair or replacement of trouble-causing parts of the water supply network. The optimal preventive maintenance schedule suggested by the methodology is compared with the empirically based maintenance policy applied to the Athens water supply system. TI - Vulnerability based management of water resources systems PB - IWA Publishing VL - 6 KW - decision-making KW - decision-support KW - decisionanalysis KW - decisionmaking KW - decisionsupport KW - vulnerability KW - water KW - watersupply AU - Kanakoudis, VK PY - 2004/// UR - http://www.iwaponline.com/jh/006/jh0060133.htm ER -