Sustainable and Resilient Design of Interdependent Water and Energy Systems: A Conceptual Modeling Framework for Tackling Complexities at the Infrastructure-Human-Resource Nexus

摘要: A modeling framework was conceptualized for capturing the complexities in resilience and sustainability associated with integration of centralized decentralized water energy systems under future demographic, climate, technology scenarios. This integrates survey instruments characterizing individual preferences (utility functions) related to decentralization infrastructure systems. It also includes a spatial agent-based model develop spatially explicit adoption trajectories patterns accordance utility functions characteristics major metropolitan case study locations as well system dynamics that considers interactions among systems, characterizes measures sustainability, feeds these back model. cross-scale optimization understanding possible best outcomes informing design policies incentive/disincentive programs is included. able provide robust capacity considering ways which development resources can be assessed.