Location of Casualty Collection Points

Tammy Drezner
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Tammy Drezner: College of Business and Economics, California State University—Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA

Environment and Planning C, 2004, vol. 22, issue 6, 899-912

Abstract: In this paper I find the best location of casualty collection points (CCPs). CCPs are expected to become operational in case of a human-made or natural disaster with mass casualties, such as a high-magnitude earthquake. Five objective functions are suggested and analyzed: p -median, p -center, p -maxcover, min-variance, and Lorenz curve. Multiobjective models are also analyzed. To illustrate the location problem, the models are applied to a scenario based on a large earthquake hitting Orange County, CA as a case study. The optimal locations for the CCPs using the objective functions are found, analyzed, and compared.

Date: 2004
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