The Development of Integrated Water Resources Planning System

摘要

Many regions are facing formidable freshwater management challenges. Allocation of limited water resources, environmental quality and policies for sustainable water use are issues of increasing concern. Conventional supply - oriented simulation models are not always adequate. Over the last decade, an integrated approach to water development has emerged which places water supply projects in the context of demand - side issues, as well as issues of water quality and ecosystem preservation. The Korea Water Evaluation and planning System (K - WEAP) was developed to incorporate these values into a practical tool for integrated water resources planning. K - WEAP is distinguished by its integrated approach to simulating water systems and its policy orientation. K - WEAP places the demand side of the equation — water use patterns, equipment efficiencies, reuse, prices and allocation - on an equal footing with the supply side - streamflow, groundwater, reservoirs and water transfers. K - WEAP is laboratory for examining alternative water development and management strategies. K -WEAP is comprehensive, straightforward and easy - to - use, and attempts to assist rather than substitute for the skilled planner.