What Is an Effective Evacuation Operation?
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 133, Issue 1
Abstract
Evacuation plans are traditionally based on empirical knowledge and local experience. Many studies are underway to improve and, even, optimize the process of evacuation planning and operations. To this end, a commonly accepted set of well-defined measures of effectiveness (MOEs) for evacuation is necessary. To guide various optimization processes and assess their benefits, this paper examines MOEs in literature, whether implicitly assumed or explicitly defined, and subsequently proposes a comprehensive four-tier MOE framework, taking into consideration of evacuation time, cumulative exposure, and temporal/spatial risk factors. For each tier of MOE, the optimization formulation is presented.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 133 • Issue 1 • March 2007
Pages: 3 - 8
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Received: Feb 21, 2006
Accepted: Aug 22, 2006
Published online: Mar 1, 2007
Published in print: Mar 2007
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