
Dynamics of Disasters-Key Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights
Kalamata, Greece, June-July 2015
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 24. November 2016
Book
Hardback
XVIII, 369 pages
978-3-319-43707-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume results from the "Second International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters" held in Kalamata, Greece, June 29-July 2, 2015. The conference covered particular topics involved in natural and man-made disasters such as war, chemical spills, and wildfires. Papers in this volume examine the finer points of disasters through:
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Critical infrastructure protection
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Resiliency
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Humanitarian logistic
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Relief supply chains
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Cooperative game theory
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Dynamical systems
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Decision making under risk and uncertainty
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Spread of diseases
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Contagion
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Funding for disaster relief
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Tools for emergency preparedness
- Response, and risk mitigation
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 s/w Abbildungen, 60 farbige Abbildungen
XVIII, 369 p. 75 illus., 60 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-43707-1 (9783319437071)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-43709-5
Schweitzer Classification
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Ilias S. Kotsireas | Anna Nagurney | Panos M. Pardalos
Dynamics of Disasters-Key Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights
Kalamata, Greece, June-July 2015
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Dynamics of Disasters-Key Concepts, Models, Algorithms, and Insights
Kalamata, Greece, June-July 2015
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11/2016
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Content
An assessment of the impact of natural and technological disasters using a DEA approach.- Selective Routing for Post-Disaster Needs Assessments.- Bridging the Gap: Preparing for Long-Term Infrastructure Disruptions.- Multi-Hazard Scenarios and Impact Mapping for a Protected Built Area in Bucharest, as a base for Emergency Planning.- Lean thinking and UN field operations: A successful co-existence?.- Collaborative incident planning and the common operational picture.- Metaheuristic Optimization for Logistics in Natural Disasters.- Tsunami of the meteoric origin.- The Donation Collections Routing Problem.- Network criticality and network complexity indicators for the assessment of critical infrastructures during disasters.- Freight Service Provision for Disaster Relief: A Competitive Network Model with Computations.- A Mean-Variance Disaster Relief Supply Chain Network Model for Risk Reduction with Stochastic Link Costs, Time Targets, and Demand Uncertainty.- A Review of Current Earthquake and Fire Preparedness Campaigns: What works?.- The Impact of the Syria Crisis on Lebanon.- Absenteeism Impact on Local Economy During a Pandemic via Hybrid SIR Dynamics.- Tornado Detection with Kernel-Based Classifiers from WSR-88D Radar Data.- Evacuation modeling and betweenness centrality.- Ode to the Humanitarian Logistician: Humanistic Logistics through a Nurse's Eye.