A multi-organisational approach for disaster preparedness and response : the use of optimisation and GIS for facility location, stock pre-positioning, resource allocation and relief distribution
From 1992 to 2012 4.4 billion people were affected by disasters with almost 2 trillion USD in damages and 1.3 million people killed worldwide. The increasing threat of disasters stresses the need to provide solutions for the challenges faced by disaster managers, such as the logistical deployment of...
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Aston University
2016
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.693316 |