Collaborative modelling or participatory modelling? A framework for water resources management

Modelling framework for interoperability management in collaborative computing environments

Modern inter-enterprise computing imposes demanding requirements on the concepts used for business service modeling and development, and operational management facilities targeted towards establishing the corresponding inter-enterprise collaborations. Current business models based on highly specialised core competencies and outsourcing of secondary functionality stress the openness and agility ...

A Stochastic Model for Water Resources Management

Irrigation water management is crucial for agricultural production and livelihood security in many regions and countries throughout the world. Over the past decades, controversial and conflictladen water-allocation issues among competing municipal, industrial and agricultural interests have raised increasing concerns. Particularly, growing population, varying natural conditions and shrinking wa...

Collaborative Modelling in Water Resources Management Two approaches from the Netherlands

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A framework for operational modelling of hospital resources.

The provision of hospital resources, such as beds, operating theatres and nurses, is a matter of considerable public and political concern and has been the subject of widespread debate [1,2,31. The political element of healthcare emphasises the need for objective methods and tools to inform the debate and provide a better foundation for decision-making. There is considerable scope for operation...

Project-Team MERE Modelling and Water Resources