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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-25357-3
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Industrial Engineering
Body granting the degree
Purdue University
Text preceding or following the note
2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Providing a suitable shelter and delivering relief supplies to evacuees in the aftermath of a disaster is among the core responsibilities of relief efforts. Evacuation shelters provide housing to those whose primary residence has been affected by the disaster while basic supplies such as food and water are essential to maintain the safety of the affected population. Fulfilling those demands becomes the responsibility of relief agencies in the aftermath of a disaster due to the need for special transportation modes that can cope with a transportation infrastructure that might have been damaged during the onset of the disaster itself.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Industrial engineering; Operations research
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Applied sciences;Disaster management;Disaster response;Evacuation planning;Evacuees redistribution;Humanitarian logistics;Relief supplies distribution