A dynamic integrated model for disaster management decision support systems

International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 95-114

  Asghar, Sohail ^a   Alahakoon, Damminda ^a   Churilov, Leonid ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disaster management; DSS; Integrated model; Model integration; Modularization

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DSS; INTEGRATED MODELING; MODEL INTEGRATION; MODULARIZATIONS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 70449531081     PISSN: 14738031     EISSN: 1473804X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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