An approach for deriving emergency planning zones for chemical munitions emergencies

Sorensen, John H.; Carnes, S.A.; Rogers, George O.

doi:10.1016/0304-3894(92)87001-v

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“…Nevertheless, evacuation planning is a complex problem which has several facets. These include the effects of different behavioral reactions and administrative factors (Dow & Cutter, 1998;Drabek, 1999;Perry, 1985;Vogt and Sorensen, 1992), the defining of evacuation zones (Sorensen, Carnes, & Rogers, 1992) and allocation of shelters (Sherali, Carter, & Hobeika, 1991).…”

Section: Short-term Long-termmentioning

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Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non-Ambulatory People in a Short-Notice Disaster

Pico¹,

Tan²

2012

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)As Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations gain importance, a number of problems become evident. The time-sensitive problem of evacuating non-ambulatory people from a disaster area proves to be a challenging combinatorial optimization problem. The scope of the problem is defined by drawing analogies to similar vehicle routing problems that have been previously addressed. Based on the basic Max-Min Ant System (MMAS) algorithm modeled after the behavior of ants seeking food, potential solution approaches to this problem are enhanced to improve quality and efficiency by hybridizing features such as a best solution list, elite ants, ranked contribution system, and heuristic procedures during route construction. Using a Nearly-Orthogonal Latin Hypercubes (NOLH) experimental design, the algorithm parameters are tuned for best empirical performance for a range of test scenarios. SUBJECT TERMS HEURISTICS FOR SOLVING PROBLEM OF EVACUATING NON-AMBULATORY PEOPLE IN A SHORT-NOTICE DISASTER

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Section: Short-term Long-termmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non-Ambulatory People in a Short-Notice Disaster

Pico¹,

Tan²

2012

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Chemical weapons possess almost all of the features that are known to amplify perception of risk. Heightened perception of risk stems from the personal belief that a hazardous event is likely to occur, that the event will have adverse consequences, and that the event is involuntary.…”

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Emergency Preparedness Among People Living Near US Army Chemical Weapons Sites After September 11, 2001

Williams

Magsumbol

2007

Am J Public Health

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We examined trust in the army and perceptions of emergency preparedness among residents living near the Anniston, Ala, and Richmond, Ky, US Army chemical weapons stockpile sites shortly after September 11, 2001. Residents (n = 655) living near the 2 sites who participated in a cross-sectional population were relatively unprepared in the event of a chemical emergency. The events of September 11 gave rise to concerns regarding the security of stored chemical weapons and the sites' vulnerability to terrorist attacks. Although residents expressed trust in the army to manage chemical weapons safely, only a few expressed a desire to actively participate in site decisions. Compliance with procedures during emergencies could be seriously limited, putting residents in these sites at higher levels of risk of exposure to chemical hazards than nonresidents.

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“…Disaster response is important in preparation for many accidents such as earthquakes, tidal waves, destructive fires, nuclear power accidence (Sorensen et al, 1992;Drabek, 1999;Cova and Justin, 2003). Emergency evacuation and logistics support are two major activities in disaster response (Yi and Ozdamar, 2007).…”

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Development of an Interval-Based Evacuation Management Model in Response to Nuclear-Power Plant Accident

Guo

Huang

et al. 2012

J ENV INFORM

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ABSTRACT. Nuclear-power-plant emergency management is very important, which can be used to avoid nuclear accident and radiation leak accident and the emergency action swiftly taken beyond the normal work procedure to mitigate the accident consequences. Evacuation management for large crowds after accidents involves a number of processes and factors with socio-economic and environmental implications. These processes and factors, as well as their interactions, are associated with a variety of uncertainties. In this study, an interval-based evacuation management (IBEM) model is developed in response to such challenges, based on interval-parameter linear programming (ILP) technique that can tackle uncertainties presented as interval values. The IBEM model is applied to a case study and then solved through an interactive algorithm that does not lead to more complicated intermediate submodels and has a relatively low computational requirement. Two scenarios are analyzed based on different policies of total capital considerations. A number of decision alternatives could be directly generated based on results from the IBEM model, which provide bases for in-depth analyses of tradeoffs among evacuation population, system cost, and constraint-violation risk.

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An approach for deriving emergency planning zones for chemical munitions emergencies

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non-Ambulatory People in a Short-Notice Disaster

Heuristics for Solving Problem of Evacuating Non-Ambulatory People in a Short-Notice Disaster

Emergency Preparedness Among People Living Near US Army Chemical Weapons Sites After September 11, 2001

Development of an Interval-Based Evacuation Management Model in Response to Nuclear-Power Plant Accident

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