An integer programming model to optimize resource allocation for wildfire containment

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-335

  Donovan, Geoffrey H ^a,b   Rideout, Douglas B ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Integer programming; Linear programming; Optimization; Wildfire management

Indexed keywords

FIRES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0037386375     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/49.2.331     Document Type: Article

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