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Title:
Using the Ant Algorithm to Derive Pareto Fronts for Multiobjective Siting of Emergency Service Facilities
Accession Number:
01023229
Abstract:
Efficient and timely response during accidents has received increased attention from practitioners and researchers. The siting of emergency service facilities (ESFs) plays a crucial role in determining the efficiency of safety protection and emergency response. This paper explores a novel multiobjective ant algorithm for the siting of ESFs. With the aid of the geographic information system, the algorithm finds a population of solutions, uses Pareto ranking to sort these solutions, and derives the Pareto front. It is demonstrated that the algorithm successfully captures a pool of nondominated solutions and thereby provides decision makers with a set of alternative solutions. The case study also demonstrates how decision makers may choose one “best” solution from the pool according to their preference or determinant criteria.
Monograph Accession #:
01023220
Authors:
Liu, Nan
Huang, Bo
Pan, Xiaohong
Features:
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Subject Areas:
Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Created Date:
Apr 24 2006 1:01PM
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