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27 Jun 2025
Research article |
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| 27 Jun 2025
A multiagent socio-hydrologic framework for integrated green infrastructures and water resource management at various spatial scales
Mengxiang Zhang
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Ting Fong May Chui
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 5839–5858, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5839-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5839-2021, 2021
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This study uses explainable machine learning methods to model and interpret the statistical correlations between rainfall and the discharge of urban catchments with sustainable urban drainage systems. The resulting models have good prediction accuracies. However, the right predictions may be made for the wrong reasons as the model cannot provide physically plausible explanations as to why a prediction is made.
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Short summary
This study introduces a multiagent socio-hydrologic framework for city-, inter-city-, and watershed-scale integrated green infrastructures (GIs) and water resource management. Applied to the Upper Mississippi River basin, it explores GI-driven water-sharing dynamics in a watershed. It identifies four city-scale water use patterns and characterizes cost and equity on broader scales, thereby enhancing comprehension of the role of GIs in water resource management and aiding decision-making.
This study introduces a multiagent socio-hydrologic framework for city-, inter-city-, and...
