Multi-Objective analysis of school district regionalization alternatives in Connecticut

Professional Geographer

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  November, Scott M ^a   Cromley, Robert G ^a   Cromley, Ellen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Location allocation modeling; Multi objective programming; School districting

Indexed keywords

DISTRICT REGIONALISATION; EDUCATION PLANNING; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; MULTI-OBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; SCHOOL DISTRICT;

USA, CONNECTICUT;

EID: 0029749419     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-0124.1996.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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