Improving evacuation planning with sensible measure of effectiveness choices

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2137, 2009, Pages 54-62

  Yuan, Fang ^a   Han, Lee D ^b  

^a University Hospital   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NUCLEAR FUELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; TRAVEL TIME;

EVACUATION OPTIMIZATION; EVACUATION PLANNING; EVACUATION PLANS; EVACUATION TIME; MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS; REAL-WORLD; SPACE-BASED; TIME BASED; TIME-DELAYS; TRAVEL-TIME;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 76749138106     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2137-07     Document Type: Article

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