School location methodology in urban areas of developing countries

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 667-681

  Pizzolato, Nelio D ^a,b   Barcelos, Fabricio Broseghini ^a   Nogueira Lorena, Luiz Antonio ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capacitated model; Geographic information systems; P median model; School location

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247490859     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2004.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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