Smart cities are an innovate concept for managing urban cities to enhance sustainability and
increase quality of life for citizens. Although urban water infrastructure (UWI) performs …

Multi-objective optimization problems are difficult to solve in that the optimized objectives are
usually conflicting with each other. It is usually hard to find an optimal solution that satisfies …

Optimisation of water distribution system design is a well-established research field, which
has been extremely productive since the end of the 1980s. Its primary focus is to minimise …

Water supply systems (WSS) are intensive energy demanding infrastructures relying on
water storage tanks and pumping systems for delivering water to consumers which face …

A range of solutions to future flood risk are available ranging from blue-green infrastructure
(BGI) as commonly incorporated in sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to traditional grey …

This paper addresses a non-linear economic model predictive control (EMPC) strategy for
water distribution networks (WDNs). A WDN could be considered as a non-linear system …

Water distribution systems (WDSs) are important urban water infrastructure supporting a
wide range of human activities. Due to the significant amount of energy consumed by the …

Significant changes in the power generation mix are posing new challenges for the
balancing systems of the grid. Many of these challenges are in the secondary electricity grid …

To achieve excellent treatment performance of complex and time-varying characteristics, the
operation of wastewater treatment process (WWTP) has been considered as a dynamic …

Sustainable agricultural development covers all aspects of agricultural production involving
the water-food-energy nexus (WFEN) and considers the effects of agricultural activities on …