We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
A Multiobjective Approach to Locate Emergency Shelters and Identify Evacuation Routes in Urban Areas.
- Authors
Alçada-Almeida, Luís; Tralhão, Lino; Santos, Luís; Coutinho-Rodrigues, João
- Abstract
Evacuation planning is an important component of emergency preparedness in urban areas. The number and location of rescue facilities is an important aspect of this planning, as is the identification of primary and secondary evacuation routes for residents to take. This article introduces a multiobjective approach to identify these aspects of evacuation planning. The approach incorporates a multiobjective model into a geographical information systems–based decision support system that planners can access via the Internet. The proposed approach is demonstrated with a case study for the City of Coimbra, Portugal, for evacuation during major fires. Although presented in this context, this approach is applicable to other emergency situations such as earthquakes, floods, and acts of terrorism.
- Subjects
PLANNING; TERRORISM; EARTHQUAKES; DECISION support systems; TELEMATICS
- Publication
Geographical Analysis, 2009, Vol 41, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0016-7363
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1538-4632.2009.00745.x