Publisher's Synopsis
The applications of modeling methods and the need for new approaches to environmental planning are important themes of this volume. The first group of papers describes work in Energy Economy and Energy Market Models. The models used in this section are WATEMS, IDES, PILOT, Nash and full quadratic CIREM. Topics studied are construction and maintenance, demand and supply, technological changes, petroleum reserves, and inter-utility transmissions. The second section deals with drinking water systems, reliability of water supply systems, contaminated groundwater cleanup, groundwater quality models, and water resource planning. The next group of papers, various studies performed at Battelle Laboratory, include the impact of air pollution on forests, the use of the personal computer in energy analysis, and residential energy conservation. The theme of the fourth group of papers is Electric Power Models. The studies presented here include residential energy demand models, production cost of electricity, and energy dispatch.
