Description
Book SynopsisThe tools of operations research (OR)--optimization, simulation, game theory, and others--are increasingly applied to the entire range of problems encountered by civil and environmental engineers. In this groundbreaking text/reference, the world''s leading experts describe sophisticated OR opplications across the spectrum of environmental and civil engineering specialties, addressing problems encountered in both operation and design.
Table of ContentsWater Resources: Surface Water Systems (C. ReVelle).
Water Quality Management (A. McGarity).
Groundwater Systems (W. Yeh & Y.-H.
Sun).
Air Quality Management (J. Ellis).
Solid Waste Management (J. Liebman).
Hazardous Waste Management (M. Turnquist & L. Nozick).
Urban Transportation (D. Boyce & M. Daskin).
Planning Models for Freight Transportation (T. Crainic & G. Laporte).
Public Transport Operations Planning (A. Ceder & N. Wilson).
Airlines Operations Research (C. Barnhart & K. Talluri).
Environmental Planning for Electric Utilities (B. Hobbs).
Multiobjective Methods (J. Cohon & K. Rothley).
Cost Allocation in Water Resources (J. Heaney).
Siting Regional Environmental Facilities (E. Whitlatch).
Effluent Charges and Transferable Discharge Permits (E. Brill).
Applications of Optimization Techniques to Structural Design (T. Jacobs).
Index.
