An emergency evacuation planning model for special needs populations using public transit systems

Journal of Public Transportation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 45-69

  Kaisar, Evangelos I ^a   Hess, Linda ^b   Palomo, Alicia Benazir Portal ^b  

^a University of Maryland and NTIA of Athens   (Greece)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864241232     PISSN: 1077291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.15.2.3     Document Type: Article

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