کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1065112 948537 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A methodology based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process for the quantitative assessment of emergency preparedness and response in road tunnels
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی جغرافیا، برنامه ریزی و توسعه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A methodology based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process for the quantitative assessment of emergency preparedness and response in road tunnels
چکیده انگلیسی

The paper presents and discusses a methodology to judge the effectiveness of the preparedness activities in case of accidents in road tunnels by considering the system from several points of view (i.e. structural/technical, organizational/human, and contextual). Due to the different nature of the criteria involved in the assessment activity, we chose to apply the Analytic Hierarchy Process methodology ( Saaty, T.L. (2006). Fundamentals of Decision Making and Priority Theory with the Analytic Hierarchy Process, RWS Publications, Pittsburgh) that allows comparing and appraising quantitatively variables that are incommensurable and that may originate from distinct and separate areas. The paper identifies the hierarchic structure necessary to measure both the performance of the emergency response system for road tunnel accidents and the weights for assessing their relative importance. Finally, the methodology is applied to a case study on a transnational road tunnel between Italy and France to show a feasible evaluation of the sensitivity of the structure to the input variables in order to find the most valuable enhancing and improving actions.

Research highlights
► A methodology to assess the efficiency of preparedness activities in case of road tunnel accidents.
► Structural/technical features of road tunnels.
► Organizational/human features of emergency response teams.
► Contextual features of road tunnels.
► Quantitative assessment and relative contribute of indexes by means of the AHP.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Transport Policy - Volume 18, Issue 5, September 2011, Pages 657–664
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