Cellular automata modeling of fire spread in built-up areas-A tool to aid community-based planning for disaster mitigation

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-460

  Ohgai, Akira ^a   Gohnai, Yoshimizu ^a   Watanabe, Kojiro ^b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular automata modeling; Community based planning; Disaster mitigation; Fire spread; Firefighting activity; Planning support system

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING; DISASTER MITIGATION; PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE PROTECTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DISASTER PREVENTION;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MITIGATION; PLANNING LEGISLATION; SEISMIC HAZARD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 34447277433     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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