Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–² Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-3901 article 2014 Giustolisi, Orazio and Giustolisi, Orazio and Ridolfi, Luca and Ridolfi, Luca New Modularity-Based Approach to Segmentation of Water Distribution Networks Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 10.1061/(asce)hy.1943-7900.0000916 AbstractComplex and/or large size water distribution networks (WDNs) require the division of the hydraulic system into modules to simplify the analysis and the management tasks. In the modern science of networks, the modularity index has been proposed to detect communities, i.e.,groups/clusters of nodes characterized by stronger interconnections. The modularity index is a measure of the strength of the network division into communities and it is maximized to identify them. Therefore, the division into modules of WDNs, also named segmentation, could be performed by using the modularity index as metric to identify cluster of nodes. Nevertheless, modularity index needs to be revised considering the specificity of the hydraulic systems, which are infrastructure networks. In fact, the division into modules for infrastructure networks, although it can be based on the identification of clusters of nodes, is not aimed at investigating network features. Differently, the aim is the practical issue of simplifying s...
publications-3902 article 1999 Ramos, Helena M. and Ramos, Helena M. and Borga, Alexandre and Borga, A. Pumps as turbines: an unconventional solution to energy production Urban Water 10.1016/s1462-0758(00)00016-9
publications-3903 article 2013 Müller, Birgit and Müller, Birgit and Bohn, Friedrich J. and Bohn, Friedrich and Dreíler, Gunnar and Dreíler, Gunnar and Groeneveld, Jürgen and Groeneveld, Jürgen and Klassert, Christian and Klassert, Christian and Martin, Romina and Martin, Romina and Schlüter‬, Maja and Schlüter, Maja and Schulze, Jule and Schulze, Jule and Weise, Hanna and Weise, Hanna and Schwarz, Nina and Schwarz, Nina Describing human decisions in agent-based models - ODD + D, an extension of the ODD protocol Environmental Modelling and Software 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.06.003
publications-3904 article 2010 Nafi, Amir and Nafi, Amir and Kleiner, Yehuda and Kleiner, Yehuda Scheduling Renewal of Water Pipes While Considering Adjacency of Infrastructure Works and Economies of Scale Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000062 Much research effort has been dedicated to the development of optimal strategies for rehabilitation and/or replacement of water mains. Some of the methods are intended for high-level planning of groups or cohorts of pipes, while others address low-level scheduling of individual water mains. This paper focuses on the latter aspect. An approach is proposed for the efficient scheduling of individual water mains for replacement in a short to medium predefined planning period and subject to various budgetary constraints. This approach also accounts for economies of scale considerations as well as harmonization with other known infrastructure works. A multiobjective genetic algorithm scheme is used as a tool to search a vast combinatorial solution space, comprising various combinations of pipe replacement schedules.
publications-3905 article 2012 Grant, Stanley B. and Grant, Stanley B. and Saphores, Jean-Daniel and Saphores, Jean-Daniel and Feldman, David L. and Feldman, David L. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Hamilton, Andrew J. and Fletcher, Tim D. and Fletcher, Tim D. and Cook, Perran L. M. and Cook, Perran L. M. and Stewardson, Michael J. and Stewardson, Michael J. and Sanders, Brett F. and Sanders, Brett F. and Levin, Lisa A. and Levin, Lisa A. and Ambrose, Richard F. and Ambrose, Richard F. and DeletiΔ‡, Ana and Deletic, Ana and Brown, Rebekah Ruth and Brown, Rebekah Ruth and Jiang, Sunny C. and Jiang, Sunny C. and Rosso, Diego and Rosso, Diego and Cooper, William J. and Cooper, William J. and MaruΕ΅iΔ_x008d_, Ivan and Marusic, Ivan Taking the β€_x009c_Wasteβ€_x009d_ Out of β€_x009c_Wastewaterβ€_x009d_ for Human Water Security and Ecosystem Sustainability Science 10.1126/science.1216852 Humans create vast quantities of wastewater through inefficiencies and poor management of water systems. The wasting of water poses sustainability challenges, depletes energy reserves, and undermines human water security and ecosystem health. Here we review emerging approaches for reusing wastewater and minimizing its generation. These complementary options make the most of scarce freshwater resources, serve the varying water needs of both developed and developing countries, and confer a variety of environmental benefits. Their widespread adoption will require changing how freshwater is sourced, used, managed, and priced.
publications-3906 article 2007 Castelletti, Andrea and Castelletti, Andrea and Soncini-Sessa, Rodolfo and Soncini-Sessa, Rodolfo Bayesian Networks and participatory modelling in water resource management Environmental Modelling and Software 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.06.003
publications-3907 article 2012 Ishiwatari, Yoshiyuki and Ishiwatari, Yoshiyuki and Mishima, Iori and Mishima, Iori and Mishima, Iori and Utsuno, Norihiko and Utsuno, Norihiko and Fujita, Masafumi and Fujita, Masafumi Diagnosis of the ageing of water pipe systems by water quality and structure of iron corrosion in supplied water Water supply 10.2166/ws.2013.006 To develop a method for screening ageing of water supply systems by analysing the supplied water9s quality, water samples were collected from a water treatment plant, a delivery pump station, two distribution reservoirs and two feed pipes along a water pipe system. Principal component analysis of the water was conducted. In the first principal component, many elements exhibited high factor loadings, whereas the major contributor for the second principal component was iron (Fe). The unlined steel pipe, which was beyond its working lifetime, had a significantly high Fe content in suspended solids. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analysis showed differences in the abundance ratios of Fe 3 O 4 and Ξ± -FeOOH among the sampling points. It was concluded that the concentration and speciation of Fe in supplied water can be a useful index for detecting the ageing of pipes.
publications-3908 article 2009 Bawden, Tania and Bawden, Tania Water sensitive urban design technical manual for the greater Adelaide region Australian Planner 10.1080/07293682.2009.10753412
publications-3909 article 2014 Bach, Peter M. and Bach, Peter M. and Rauch, Wolfgang and Rauch, Wolfgang and Mikkelsen, Peter Steen and Mikkelsen, Peter Steen and McCarthy, David Thomas and McCarthy, David Thomas and Deletić, Ana and Deletic, Ana Review: A critical review of integrated urban water modelling - Urban drainage and beyond Environmental Modelling and Software 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.018
publications-3910 article 2011 Muthukumaran, Shobha and Muthukumaran, Shobha and Baskaran, Kanagaratnam and Baskaran, Kanagaratnam and Sexton, Nicole and Sexton, Nicole Quantification of potable water savings by residential water conservation and reuse – A case study Resources Conservation and Recycling 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.04.013