Access enhancement by making changes in the route network to facilitate rescue operations in urban disasters

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-192

  Gharakhlou, M ^a   Faraji Sabokbar, H A ^a   Givehchi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Access; Borda; Disasters; Fuzzy; Pattern; Saw; Topsis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NATURAL DISASTER; URBAN AREA;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN]; TEHRAN [TEHRAN (PRV)];

EID: 77954466362     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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