TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Minimax population exposure in routing highway shipments of hazardous materials
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Erkut, Erhan
A1  - Glickman, Theodore
SP  - 93
EP  - 100
VL  - 1602
IS  - 
N2  - A routing model for hazardous materials with two objectives--to minimize maximum population exposure and to minimize total travel time--is introduced. The population exposure is quantified by the number of people in an impact circle of a selected radius. To solve this two-objective problem, the focus is placed on the second objective, with a constraint on the first objective. This results in a problem that is easy to solve and has a solution that is easy to interpret. To demonstrate the use of this model, a case of nuclear waste shipments (i.e., spent fuel) in the United States in considered. The model is applied, with two bounds on high-level population exposure, to 10 nuclear waste origins. The results of this application are reported. The model behaves in a predictable (and desirable) way, avoiding major population centers via detours. With its ability to quantify trade-offs between competing objectives, and its capacity to generate multiple routes for a shipment, the model has the potential to serve in a decision-support role for planning hazardous materials routes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1602-14
ID  - ref1
ER  -