Application of System Dynamics on Shallow Multipurpose Artificial Lakes: A Case Study of Detention Pond at Tainan, Taiwan

Abstract

This study designs a multipurpose urban shallow artificial lake, including water supply, flood detention, and water environment preservation. It is expected to not only preserve a healthy water environment but to also retain water conservation and flood detention. This study adopts system dynamics (SD) to analyze the relationship between different purposes of water resources utilization. Furthermore, different operation strategies effects can be simulated by SD through a proposed urban multipurpose shallow artificial lake system. The results demonstrate the dynamic effects of strategies managers propose such as demand analysis, inflow control, and water quality improvement in this case study for Taiwan. SD aids lake system prediction and understanding temporally in sequential planning for water supply, environmental preservation, and flood detention. The SD model will hopefully serve as a reference to study different features before artificial lakes constructing.

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“…Chu et al studied application of system dynamics on shallow lakes in Taiwan. They have concluded that SD can help us to predict and understand temporally in sequential planning for water supply and environmental protection (Chu et al 2010). Numerous studies have focused on the modeling of WSPs (Benedetti et al 2010; Craggs et al 2004; Rivas et al 2008; Senzia et al 2002).…”