Water managers have to deal with complex problems due to the intertwined characteristics
of processes, in particular those that occur in wastewater systems. Existing modelling …

Abstract Urban Wastewater Systems (UWS) have an important role in nowadays growing
and urbanized areas. The management of the water and wastewater cycle in these areas is …

Urban Wastewater Systems (UWS) have an important role in nowadays growing and
urbanized areas. The management of the water and wastewater cycle in these areas is …

Urban Wastewater Systems (UWS) are complex and their management is a challenging
issue. Each one of the three principal elements that compose the UWS (ie sewer system …

Due to the disparity of interests associated with a shared resource, the political dimension of
contemporary water management is an important factor in conflicts among stakeholders. In …

The EU wastewater directive makes it necessary to treat the wastewater from communities of
less than 2,000 inhabitants-equivalents. In Catalonia there are around 3,500 small …

Water resource management can be a complex, uncertain and conflictual domain. It faces
numerous problems in many regions of the world, such as the disparity of interests …

This study demonstrates that modeling a wastewater system as a system of systems (SoS)
rather than a monolithic system constitutes a useful methodological approach to dealing with …

Agent-based modelling can be used as a tool for participative water management support.
Within this framework, we want to develop architectural features that can improve system …

Wastewater management in river basins is becoming increasingly complex. While there is
an urge to reduce the ecological imbalances in fluvial ecosystems, more wastewater has to …