How does accessibility to post-disaster relief compare between the aging and the general population? A spatial network optimization analysis of hurricane relief facility locations

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 15, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-72

  Marcelin, Jean Michael ^a   Horner, Mark W ^a   Ozguven, Eren Erman ^b   Kocatepe, Ayberk ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging population; Emergency planning; Facility siting; GIS; Hurricane relief; P Median modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952837135     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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