Spatial Location Optimization of Fire Stations with Traffic Status and Urban Functional Areas

• Published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 771 - 788
• Main Authors: Chen, Yuehong, Wu, Guohao, Chen, Yu, Xia, Zelong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Case studies; Fire departments; Fires; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Optimization; Regional/Spatial Science; Social Sciences; Urbanization; Urban functional areas; Traffic status; Fire station; Spatial optimization

Efficient spatial deployment of urban fire stations is highly desired to address the frequent and complex modern urban fires. Various spatial location optimization approaches have been developed to site fire stations. However, most approaches ignored the impact of the traffic status and the actual d...