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Application of network theory and AHP in urban transportation to minimize earthquake damages

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  • M Modarres

    (Sharif University of Technology)

  • B Zarei

    (Graduate school of Management, Sharif University of Technology)

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Network theory and Saaty's analytic heirarchy process (AHP) are considered to be effective methods for estimating a city's traffic pattern during the emergency period of an earthquake, and for evaluating the urban transportation network of that city. A graph is created in which the nodes are land uses (or a group of land uses), crossroads or junctions represent the city, and the arcs are the streets. AHP is used to determine the priority of trips, and shortest path techniques identify the fastest routes for daily trips, and the safest ones during earthquakes. A pareto diagram then shows those streets that play an important role in satisfying both criteria. On the basis of the trip patterns obtained, the accessibility of a city may be estimated. This methodology helps to identify the weak points of the transportation network after an earthquake. However, it can also be used to analyse plans for the expansion of existing cities. The methodology was employed in the city of Rasht after the devastating earthquake in northern Iran in 1990.

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  • M Modarres & B Zarei, 2002. "Application of network theory and AHP in urban transportation to minimize earthquake damages," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 53(12), pages 1308-1316, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:53:y:2002:i:12:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601470
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601470
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    1. Seiichi Kagaya & Masaru Uraoka & Ami Kato, 2011. "Effects on Service Improvement of Transport in view of urban sustainability," ERSA conference papers ersa11p450, European Regional Science Association.
    2. Anu P. Alex & V. S. Manju & V. Hima & Leema Peter, 2023. "Assessment of sustainable mobility indicators for an emerging satellite city in India," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(9), pages 10447-10463, September.

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