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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.86</doi>
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<article-title>OPTIMAL BUDGET ALLOCATION MODEL FOR<br/>
REHABILITATION OF SEWER SYSTEM<br/>
CONSIDERING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL<br/>
CHANGES</article-title>
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<author>YEONSOO KIM<sup>1</sup>, WOOSIK JANG<sup>2</sup>, and SEUNG HEON HAN<sup>1</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea<br/>
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Dept of Civil Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Municipalities face to challenges related to urban infrastructure, mainly related to aging
infrastructure. The metropolitan area of Seoul, Korea, reported that more than half of
the entire sewer systems are over 30 years old. The deteriorated sewer systems caused
serious safety disaster such as sink hole and other social problems. Furthermore, these
phenomena continue to accelerate because the sewer systems are seriously affected by
variability of rainfall which results from the climate change and human migration from
the social change. Therefore, it is necessary to do proactive rehabilitation instead of
overdue maintenance considering the social and environmental change. This research
presents the conceptual framework for deciding the priority for investment in the
borough of Seoul which is based on the extensive evaluation for identifying the sewer
pipelines which need rehabilitation work. To address the comprehensive evaluation of
priority for investment, Genetic Algorithm (GA), is adopted to find optimal budget
allocation for each borough which is derived from considering the technical, economic,
environmental, and social aspects. The result can be used as reference to budget
allocation to improve the sustainability of the sewer systems.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Genetic algorithm, Climate change adaptation, Sustainability.</p>
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