A mathematical model for post-disaster road restoration: Enabling accessibility and evacuation

Dilek Tuzun Aksu and Linet Ozdamar

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2014, vol. 61, issue C, 56-67

Abstract: This paper focuses on the planning of road restoration efforts during disaster response and recovery. The primary objective is to maximize network accessibility for all locations in the area during the restoration process so that survivors are evacuated and road side debris is removed as soon as possible. We propose a dynamic path based mathematical model that identifies criticality of blockages and clears them with limited resources. This model is more efficient than link based models and can solve restoration problems for realistic size networks within reasonable time. Algorithm performance is demonstrated using two instances based on districts in Istanbul.

Keywords: Post-disaster relief and recovery; Road restoration; Network accessibility; Scheduling; Resource constraints (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.10.009

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