Fund allocation for transportation network recovery following natural disasters

Karlaftis, MG; Kepaptsoglou, KL; Lambropoulos, S

dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kepaptsoglou, KL	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambropoulos, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:23Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0733-9488	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18050
dc.subject	Disasters	en
dc.subject	Funding allocations	en
dc.subject	Infrastructure	en
dc.subject	Transportation networks	en
dc.subject	Urban areas	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Urban Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Disaster prevention	en
dc.subject.other	Genetic algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	Disaster relief services	en
dc.subject.other	Fund allocation	en
dc.subject.other	Transportation infrastructure networks	en
dc.subject.other	Resource allocation	en
dc.subject.other	disaster management	en
dc.subject.other	natural disaster	en
dc.subject.other	resource allocation	en
dc.subject.other	transportation infrastructure	en
dc.subject.other	urban transport	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Fund allocation for transportation network recovery following natural disasters	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9488(2007)133:1(82)	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9488(2007)133:1(82)	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Urban transportation infrastructure networks are highly sensitive to natural disasters yet critical for the success of rescue, recovery and renovation operations; as such, prompt restoration of such networks becomes of critical importance for disaster relief services. Interestingly, while fund allocation in infrastructure management has been extensively studied in the literature, most studies have focused on regular (scheduled) repair, maintenance and rehabilitation actions, largely ignoring fund allocation in emergency situations, a topic of considerable interest in practice. The present paper proposes a methodology for optimally allocating funds for repairing an urban infrastructure network following natural disasters using a three-stage genetic algorithm based approach. The methodology is tested with data from Athens, Greece, a densely populated urban area highly prone to earthquakes and with an extensive bridge network. Results indicate that the methodology proposed provides fast and reliable results that can be very useful in fund allocation decisions following natural disasters. © 2007 ASCE.	en
heal.publisher	ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Urban Planning and Development	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9488(2007)133:1(82)	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000244408800010	en
dc.identifier.volume	133	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	82	en
dc.identifier.epage	89	en