Sumários

Multi-criteria analysis.

15 dezembro 2022, 14:00 Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

Multi-criteria analysis. The concepts of dominance, trade-off and indiference curves. Support for Assigment 1.


Shared water resources management.

14 dezembro 2022, 14:00 Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

Shared water resources management. International conventions and agreements.


Optimization methods: Dynamic programming.

13 dezembro 2022, 09:30 Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

Optimization methods: Dynamic programming. The concepts of stages, state variables, decision variables, transfer functions and benegit/cost functions. Bellman's principle of optimality. Backwards and forward regression. Case studies: Infra-structures operation optimization, namely reservoir operation optimization. Planning of infrastructures building. Support for Assigment 1.


Water quality modeling

12 dezembro 2022, 14:00 Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

Water quality modeling. Simulation of a point source contamination problem in a river. Dillution, transport, degradation and dispersion. Examples of linear programming and dynamic programing applications for contamination control.


Instruments for water management

7 dezembro 2022, 14:00 Rodrigo Proença de Oliveira

Instruments for water management: Water ownership. Water use permits. Environmental protected areas. Water economic analysis. Water prices and tariffs. Hazardous substances. Serious pollution accidents. Integrated pollution prevention and control. Best available techniques. Environmental responsibility.