TY - GEN
T1 - An automated system for optimizing temporary housing arrangements after natural disasters
AU - El-Anwar, Omar
AU - El-Rayes, Khaled
AU - Elnashai, Amr
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Post-disaster temporary housing programs have often been criticized due their inability to fulfill the socioeconomic and safety needs of the displaced families and for being overly expensive. Impact assessment software systems, such as HAZUSMH (FEMA) and MAEviz (Mid-America Earthquake Center), enable emergency planners to estimate post-disaster housing damage and displacement of families. This paper presents the development of an automated temporary housing planning system, which incorporates a preparedness model and a response model. These models are currently being integrated in MAEviz to support decision-makers in (1) identifying available temporary housing resources prior to a disaster; and (2) identifying optimal configurations of post-disaster temporary housing arrangements, which satisfy the safety and socioeconomic needs of displaced families, while minimizing public expenditures. A large-scale application example is provided to demonstrate the capabilities of the system in identifying feasible temporary housing alternatives andgenerating optimal trade-offs among different optimization objectives. Copyright ASCE 2009.
AB - Post-disaster temporary housing programs have often been criticized due their inability to fulfill the socioeconomic and safety needs of the displaced families and for being overly expensive. Impact assessment software systems, such as HAZUSMH (FEMA) and MAEviz (Mid-America Earthquake Center), enable emergency planners to estimate post-disaster housing damage and displacement of families. This paper presents the development of an automated temporary housing planning system, which incorporates a preparedness model and a response model. These models are currently being integrated in MAEviz to support decision-makers in (1) identifying available temporary housing resources prior to a disaster; and (2) identifying optimal configurations of post-disaster temporary housing arrangements, which satisfy the safety and socioeconomic needs of displaced families, while minimizing public expenditures. A large-scale application example is provided to demonstrate the capabilities of the system in identifying feasible temporary housing alternatives andgenerating optimal trade-offs among different optimization objectives. Copyright ASCE 2009.
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U2 - 10.1061/41020(339)115
DO - 10.1061/41020(339)115
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:69949088538
SN - 9780784410202
T3 - Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress
SP - 1135
EP - 1144
BT - Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress
T2 - 2009 Construction Research Congress - Building a Sustainable Future
Y2 - 5 April 2009 through 7 April 2009
ER -