A critical review of integrated urban water modelling - Urban drainage and beyond
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- 作者：Peter M. Bach ; Wolfgang Rauch ; Peter S. Mikkelsen ; David T. McCarthy ; Ana Deletic
- 关键词：Decision support ; Integrated urban water management (IUWM) ; Inter-disciplinary modelling ; Model integration ; Uncertainty ; Urban water systems
- 刊名：Environmental Modelling and Software
- 出版年：April, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：54
- 期：Complete
- 页码：88-107
- 全文大小：2961 K
文摘
Modelling interactions in urban drainage, water supply and broader integrated urban water systems has been conceptually and logistically challenging as evidenced in a diverse body of literature, found to be confusing and intimidating to new researchers. This review consolidates thirty years of research (initially driven by interest in urban drainage modelling) and critically reflects upon integrated modelling in the scope of urban water systems. We propose a typology to classify integrated urban water system models at one of four 鈥榙egrees of integration鈥?(followed by its exemplification). Key considerations (e.g. data issues, model structure, computational and integration-related aspects), common methodology for model development (through a systems approach), calibration/optimisation and uncertainty are discussed, placing importance on pragmatism and parsimony. Integrated urban water models should focus more on addressing interplay between social/economical and biophysical/technical issues, while its encompassing software should become more user-friendly. Possible future directions include exploring uncertainties and broader participatory modelling.