Optimization and simulation of traffic flows in the case of evacuating urban areas

OR Spectrum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 571-593

  Kimms, Alf ^a   Maassen, Klaus Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evacuation; Mathematical programming; Simulation; Urban area

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959686835     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-011-0264-1     Document Type: Article

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