Water Resources Management and Decision Support Tools
The aim of this research is to analyse and characterize water-related problems, at the same time exploring and developing models and decision support tools for sustainable water management.
Selected publications
Dawson, L., Persson, K., Balfors, B., Mörtberg, U., Jarsjö, J., 2018. . Journal of Environmental Management 223: 731-742. |
Karlsson, C.S.J., Kalantari, Z., Mörtberg, U., Olofsson, B., Lyon, S.W., 2017. . Environmental Management 60: 823-851. |
Engström, E., Mörtberg, U., Karlström, A., and Mangold, M. 2017. . Hydrogeology Journal 25: 1077-1091. |
Engström, E. 2015. . TRITA-LWR PHD 2015:04, doctoral thesis in Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH Architecture and the Built Environment, Stockholm. |
Engstöm, E., Balfors, B., Mörtberg, U., Thunvik, R., Gaily, T. & Mangold, M. 2015. . Science of the Total Environment 515-516: 181-187. |
Engström, E., Thunvik, R., Kulabako, R., Balfors, B., 2015. . Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 45: 1-100. |
Franzén, F. 2015. . TRITA-LWR PHD 2015:01, doctoral thesis in Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH Architecture and the Built Environment, Stockholm. |
Franzén, F., Hammer, M. & Balfors, B. 2015. . Land Use Policy 43: 217-227. |
Tessema S.M., Setegn S.G. and Mörtberg U. 2015. . Chapter 30 in: Setegn, S.G. and Donoso, M.C. (eds.) Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management. Springer, Switzerland, pp 579-606. |
Jamali, I.A., Mörtberg, U., Olofsson, B. & Shafique, M. 2014. . Water Resources Management 28: 5157-5174. |
Kalantari, Z. 2014. Road structures under climate and land use change: Bridging the gap between science and application. TRITA-LWR PHD 2014:01, doctoral thesis in Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH Architecture and the Built Environment, Stockholm. |
Karlsson, C.S.J., Jamali, I.A., Earon, R., Olofsson, B. & Mörtberg, U. 2014. . Geoderma 226-227: 116-129. |
Tessema, S.M., Lyon, S.W., Setegn, S.G., Mörtberg, U. 2014. . Water Resources Management 28: 3241-3254. |
Coello-Balthasar, Z. & Balfors, B. 2013. Problems faced by a national water utility in an urban area, case study: Tegucigalpa, Honduras. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 8: 508-522, DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V8-N4-508-522. |
Engström, E., Thunvik, R., Kulabako, R. & Balfors, B. 2013. Water transport, retention and survival of Escherichia coli in unsaturated porous media: a comprehensive review of processes, models and factors. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology DOI: . |
Jamali, I.A., Olofsson, B. & Mörtberg, U. 2013. . Environmental Earth Sciences 70: 2511-2525. |
Bhattacharyaa, P., Sracek, O., Eldvall, B., Asklund, R., Barmen, G., Jacks, G., Koku, J., Gustafsson, J.-E., Singh, N., Brokking Balfors, B. 2012. Hydrogeochemical study on the contamination of water resources in a part of Tarkwa mining area, Western Ghana.J. Africam Earth Sciences 66-67, 72-84. |
Bhattacharyaa, P., Sracek, O., Eldvall, B., Asklund, R., Barmen, G., Jacks, G., Koku, J., Gustafsson, J.-E., Singh, N., Brokking Balfors, B. 2012. Hydrogeochemical study on the contamination of water resources in a part of Tarkwa mining area, Western Ghana. J. African Earth Sciences 66-67: 72-84. |
Quin, A. (2012): Information, systems and water management: Information systems which support water management - cases from rural water supply in Uganda and WFD implementation in the North Baltic River Basin District, Sweden. TRITA-LWR PHD 1067. Doctoral Thesis in Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH Architecture and the Built Environment, Stockholm. |
Coello-Balthasar, Z., Phumpiu, P., Balfors, B. & Gustafsson, J.-E. 2011. Assessment of causes leading to an insufficient water supply in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 145: 27-38. |
Quin, A., Balfors, B., Kjéllén, M. 2011. How to walk the talk - The perspectives of sector staff on implementation of the rural water supply programme in Uganda. Natural Resources Forum 35: 269-282. |
Hammer, M., Balfors, B., Mörtberg, U., Petersson, M. & Quin, A. 2011. Governance of water resources in the phase of change: . AMBIO 40: 210-220. |
Westerberg, I., Walther, A., Guerrero, J.-L., Coello, Z., Halldin, S., Xu, C.-Y., Chen, D. & Lundin, L.-C. 2010. Precipitation data in a mountainous catchment in Honduras: quality assessment and spatiotemporal characteristics. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 101: 381-396, DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0222-x. |
Furberg, D., Nilsson, S., Langaas, S. 2006. An indicator-based analysis of the river basin districts established under the EU Water Framework Directive. E-WAter 2006/18. |
Furberg, D., Nilsson, S., Langaas, S. 2006. An indicator-based analysis of the river basin districts established under the EU Water Framework Directive. E-WAter, 2006/18. |
Nilsson, S. 2006. Managing water according to river basins. Information management, institutional arrangements and strategic policy support - with focus on the EU Water Framework Directive. TRITA-LWR PHD 1030. Doctoral thesis in Land and Water Resources Sciences. KTH Architecture and the Built Environment, Stockholm. |
Nilsson, S., Langaas, S. 2006. International river basin management under the EU Water Framework Directive: An assessment of cooperation and water quality in the Baltic Sea drainage basin. Ambio 35: 304-311. |
Nilsson, S., Langaas, S. 2006. International river basin management under the EU Wa ter Framework Directive: An assessment of cooperation and water quality in the Baltic Sea drainage basin. Ambio 35: 304-311. |
Timmerman, J.G. & Langaas, S. 2005. Water information: what is it good for? The use of information in transboundary water management. Reg. Environ. Change 5: 177-187. |
Bäckström, M., Karlsson, S., Bäckman, L., Folkeson, L. & Lind, B. 2004. Mobilisation of heavy metals by deicing salts in a roadside environment. Water Research 38: 720-732. |
Gumbricht, T., McCarthy, J. & McCarthy, T.S. 2004. Channels wetlands and islands in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, and their relation to hydrological and sedimentological processes. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 29: 15-29. |
Nilsson, S., Langaas, S. & Hannerz, F. 2004. International River Basin Districts under the EU Water Framework Directive: Identification and Planned Cooperation. European Water Management Online 2004/02. |
Andersson, L., Gumbricht, T., Hughes, D., Kniverton, D., Ringrose, S., Savenije, H., Todd, M., Wilk, J. & Wolski, P. 2003. Water flow dynamics in the Okavango River Basin and Delta - a prerequisite for the ecosystems of the Delta. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 28: 1165-1172. |
Langaas, S., Ahlenius, H., Hannerz, H. & Nilsson, S. 2003. Towards GIS- and Internet-based information systems for transboundary river basins. In: J. G. Timmerman and S. Langaas (eds.), Environmental Information in European Transboundary Water Management, pp. 135-152, IWA Publishing, London, UK. |
McCarthy, J., Gumbricht, T., McCarthy, T.S, Frost, P.E. & Seidel, F. 2003. Flooding patterns of the Okavango wetland in Botswana between 1972 and 2000. Ambio 32: 453-457. |
Nilsson, S. & Langaas, S. 2003. A comparative study of information management in three transboundary water regimes in Europe. In: J. G. Timmerman and S. Langaas (eds.), Environmental Information in European Transboundary Water Management, pp. 224-239, IWA Publishing, London, UK. |
Gumbricht, T., McCarthy, T.S., McCarthy, J., Roy, D., Frost, P.E. & Wessels, K. 2002. Remote sensing for detection of sub surface peat fires and peat fire scars in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. South African Journal of Science 98: 351-358. |
McCarthy, J. 2002. Remote sensing for detection of landscape form and function of the Okavango Delta Botswana. TRITA-LWR PHD 1000, Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden. |