Modelling and Simulation of Utility Service Provision for Sustainable Communities

• Autorzy: Strzelecka A. , Skworcow P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Utility service provision is designed to satisfy basic human needs. The main objective of the research is to investigate mathematical methods for evaluating the feasibility of using a more efficient approach for utility services provision, compared to the current diversity of utility products delivered to households. Possibilities for alternative utility service provision that lead to more sustainable solutions include reducing the number of delivered utility products, on-site recycling and use of locally available natural resources. The core of the proposed approach is the simulation system that enables carrying out feasibility study of so-called transformation graph, which describes direct transformations and indirect transformations of the utility products into defined services. The simulation system was implemented in C# and .NET 3.5, while the XML database was implemented using eXist-db. The XML database stores information about all devices, utility products, services and technologies that can be used to define and solve services-provision problems. An example of such problem and its solution is presented in this paper. This research is a part of the All-in-One Project.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

modelling; simulation; utility provision; graphs; transformations; sustainable development

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 58, No. 4
• Strony: 389--396
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Strzelecka A.

• Water Software Systems, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

autor

Skworcow P.

• Water Software Systems, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

Bibliografia

• [1] B. Ulanicki, A. Strzelecka, P. Skworcow, and T. Janus, „Developing scenarios for fututre utility provision”, presented at the 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference, 24-27 September 2012.
• [2] A. Strzelecka, P. Skworcow, B. Ulanicki, and T. Janus, „Modelling and optimisation of utility service provision”, presented at the International Conference on Systems Engineering, 11-13 September 2012.
• [3] (2012) All in One Website. [Online]. Available: http://allinone.uk.net/
• [4] R. Franck, The Explanatory Power of Models, Berlin: Springer, 2002.
• [5] V. Todorov and D. Marinova, „Modelling sustainability”, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, vol. 81, pp. 1397-1408, Jul. 2011.
• [6] H. Dean, Understanding human need: Social issues, policy and practice. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2010.
• [7] L. Doyal and I. Gough, A Theory of Human Needs. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 1991.
• [8] A. Maslow, „A theory of human motivation”, Psychological Review, vol. 50, pp. 370-396, Apr. 1943.
• [9] A. Maslow, Motivation and Personality. New York; London: Harper & Row Publishers, 1987.
• [10] A. M. Hasna, „Dimensions of sustainability”, Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development: Energy, Environment, and Health, vol. 2, pp. 47-57, Jan. 2007.
• [11] R. Allen, How to save the world. New Jersey: Barnes and Noble, 1980.
• [12] G. Brundtland, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future. United Nations, 1987.
• [13] J. Pezzey, „Sustainable development concepts: An economic analysis”, 1992.
• [14] K. Mori and A. Christodoulou, „Review of sustainability indices and indicators: Towards a new City Sustainability Index (CSI)”, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 32, pp. 94-106, Jan. 2012.
• [15] D. Butler and F. A. Memon, Water demand management, International Water Assn, 2006.
• [16] G. Britain, Future water: the Government's water strategy for England, Stationery Office, 2008, vol. 7319.
• [17] „Energy consumption in the United Kingdom”, 2012.
• [18] A. Druckman and T. Jackson, „Household energy consumption in the UK: A highly geographically and socio-economically disaggregated model”, Energy Policy, vol. 36, pp. 3177-3192, Aug. 2008.
• [19] T. Crosbie, „Household energy consumption and consumer electronics: The case of television”, Energy Policy, vol. 36, pp. 2191-2199, Jun. 2008.
• [20] (2012) eXist-db Open Source Native XML Database. [Online]. Available: http://exist-db.org/exist/index.xml.
• [21] G. Sander, „Layout of directed hypergraphs with orthogonal hyperedges”, in Graph Drawing. Springer, 2004, pp. 381-386.
• [22] (2012) The Met Office, National Weather Service. [Online]. Available: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/.
• [23] (2012) RainWater Harvesting Systems. [Online]. Available: http://www.rainwaterharvesting.co.uk/opsix.php.