This paper surveys the literature associated with the application of evolutionary algorithms
(EAs) in coastal groundwater management problems (CGMPs). This review demonstrates …

Population growth and rapid industrialization have imposed excessive demand for
groundwater in Pacific Island countries (PICs). To meet this demand, over pumping of …

Decision models are essential tools for coastal groundwater management (CGM). A
combined simulation-optimization framework is employed to develop these models. One of …

The application of metamodelling frameworks is a popular approach to handle the
computational cost arising from complex computer simulations and global optimization …

The literature on the application of simulation-optimization approaches for management and
monitoring of coastal aquifers is reviewed. Both sharp-and dispersive-interface modeling …

Surrogate modelling is an effective tool for reducing computational burden of simulation
optimization. In this article, polynomial regression (PR), radial basis function artificial neural …

Saltwater intrusion is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is exacerbated significantly by
excessive groundwater exploitation in coastal aquifers. In order to determine the extent of …

Flow as well as salt transport processes of coastal aquifers are dependent on the density
variation of water, and are complicated and extremely non-linear in nature. Simulation of …

Variable-fidelity modelling has been utilized in several engineering optimization studies to
construct surrogate models. However, similar approaches have received much less attention …

Single and multiple surrogate models were compared for single-objective pumping
optimization problems of a hypothetical and a real-world coastal aquifer. Different instances …