Introductory overview: Optimization using evolutionary algorithms and other metaheuristics

HR Maier, S Razavi, Z Kapelan, LS Matott… - … modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental models are used extensively to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of
design, planning, operational, management and policy options. However, the number of …

State of the art for genetic algorithms and beyond in water resources planning and management

J Nicklow, P Reed, D Savic, T Dessalegne… - Journal of Water …, 2010 - ascelibrary.org
During the last two decades, the water resources planning and management profession has
seen a dramatic increase in the development and application of various types of …

Multi-objective decision-making for green infrastructure planning (LID-BMPs) in urban storm water management under uncertainty

E Raei, MR Alizadeh, MR Nikoo, J Adamowski - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable urban surface runoff management is receiving increased attention due to
environmental and ecological consequences related to urbanization. This study presents a …

Evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence methods, and their applications in water resources engineering: a state-of-the-art review

M Janga Reddy, D Nagesh Kumar - h2oj, 2020 - iwaponline.com
During the last three decades, the water resources engineering field has received a
tremendous increase in the development and use of meta-heuristic algorithms like …

Performance‐based optimal design and rehabilitation of water distribution networks using life cycle costing

N Jayaram, K Srinivasan - Water resources research, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A new multiobjective formulation is proposed for the optimal design and rehabilitation of a
water distribution network, with minimization of life cycle cost and maximization of …

A diversified multiobjective GA for optimizing reservoir rule curves

L Chen, J McPhee, WWG Yeh - Advances in Water Resources, 2007 - Elsevier
The paper develops an efficient macro-evolutionary multiobjective genetic algorithm
(MMGA) for optimizing the rule curves of a multi-purpose reservoir system in Taiwan. Macro …

Use of multiobjective particle swarm optimization in water resources management

AM Baltar, DG Fontane - Journal of water resources planning and …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Water resources management presents a large variety of multiobjective problems that
require powerful optimization tools in order to fully characterize the existing trade-offs …

Stochastic time-cost-resource utilization optimization using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm and discrete fuzzy sets

B Zahraie, M Tavakolan - Journal of construction engineering and …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
In a construction project, the cost and duration of activities could change due to different
uncertain variables such as weather, resource availability, etc. Resource leveling and …

Pareto‐optimal solutions for environmental flow schemes incorporating the intra‐annual and interannual variability of the natural flow regime

JT Shiau, FC Wu - Water Resources Research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The temporal variations of natural flows are essential elements for preserving the ecological
health of a river which are addressed in this paper by the environmental flow schemes that …

Optimal waste load allocation in river systems based on a new multi-objective cuckoo optimization algorithm

S Haghdoost, MH Niksokhan, MG Zamani… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Water pollution escalates with rising waste discharge in river systems, as the rivers' limited
pollution tolerance and constrained self-cleaning capacity compel the release of treated …