An Agent-Based Simulation Model for Business Reopenings in New Orleans Post Hurricane Katrina

The empirical study of business responses to disasters is relatively scarce, despite that they are a fundamental part of the cities, providing services, jobs and, taxes that are essential for urban sustainability. This dissertation develops an agent-based simulation model to represent and understand...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arenas, Helbert
Other Authors: Breitenbeck,Gary
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-09242011-151628/