Fire Station Districting Using Simulation: Case Study in Centre Region, Pennsylvania
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 130, Issue 3
Abstract
In this paper, fire station redistricting of the Centre Region in Pennsylvania is considered to improve the efficiency of service and reflect the changing characteristics of the region. The problem is formulated as a multiobjective mathematical optimization problem. Due to difficulties in building a comprehensive analytical model and associated computational complexity, simulation, aided by a geographic information systems application software package, is employed to solve the problem. The effectiveness of this analysis indicates that simulation can be used to solve problems of this nature and satisfactory districting plans can be generated efficiently.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 130 • Issue 3 • September 2004
Pages: 117 - 124
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Nov 27, 2000
Accepted: Aug 22, 2003
Published online: Aug 16, 2004
Published in print: Sep 2004
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