Using GIS to assess the risks of hazardous materials transport in networks

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 316-329

  Zhang, Jianjun ^a   Hodgson, John ^a   Erkut, Erhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALGEBRA; DECISION THEORY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE HANDLING; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

GAUSSIAN PLUME MODELS; MAP ALGEBRA METHODS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033890311     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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