The Location of Sewage Treatment Plants on a Continuous Space: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses

Y Kitabatake and T Miyazaki

Environment and Planning A, 1983, vol. 15, issue 9, 1205-1217

Abstract: A theoretical model of the sewage treatment plant location problem is presented, based on the assumptions of a homogeneous space and a homogeneous channel geometry of a river running parallel to a one-dimensional region. The analytical structure of the model is discussed. The model is then applied to the specific case of a suburban region of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region, where both the homogeneity assumptions are dropped. The numerical simulations show clearly how the heterogeneity in population distribution and river characteristics, as well as the trade-off ratio between water quality and least cost expenditure, affects the optimal plant locations.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1068/a151205

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