Cellular automata-based systematic risk analysis approach for emergency response

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1247-1260

  Ji, Xuewei ^a   Weng, Wenguo ^a   Fan, Weicheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Domino effect; Emergency response; Risk analysis; Social factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; DECISION MAKING; MANAGERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISSIPATIVE EFFECTS; DOMINO EFFECTS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EVACUATION STRATEGY; INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX; POPULATION DENSITIES; SOCIAL FACTOR; TRANSITION FUNCTIONS;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; DECISION MAKING; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 52449102159     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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