@article {711, title = {A Decision-Support System for Sustainable Water Distribution System Planning}, journal = {IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications}, volume = {37}, year = {2017}, month = {01/2017}, pages = {44-55}, abstract = {An interactive decision-support system (DSS) can help experts prepare water resource management plans for decision makers and stakeholders. The design of the proposed prototype incorporates visualization techniques such as circle views, grid layout, small multiple maps, and node simplification to improve the data readability of water distribution systems. A case study with three urban water management and sanitary engineering experts revealed that the proposed DSS is satisfactory, efficient, and effective.}, keywords = {computer graphics, Data visualization, Decision support systems, decision-support system, Image color analysis, Indexes, Layout, multiattribute visualization, network graphs, time-dependent attributes, Visualization, water resource management, Water resources}, issn = {0272-1716}, doi = {10.1109/MCG.2015.120 }, url = {https://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/cg/2017/01/mcg2017010044-abs.html}, author = {Alina Freund and Nazli Yonca Aydin and Dirk Zeckzer and Hans Hagen} }