Location Theory and Decision Analysis Analytics of Spatial Informati
Employing state-of-the art quantitative models and case studies, Location Theory and Decision Analysis provides the methodologies behind the siting of such facilities as transportation terminals, warehouses, housing, landfills, state parks and industrial
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Location Theory and Decision Analysis Analytics of Spatial Information Technology Second Edition
Location Theory and Decision Analysis Analytics of Spatial Information Technology
Second Edition
Yupo Chan Professor & Founding Chair Department of Systems Engineering Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Prof. Dr. Yupo Chan University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Systems Engineering Donaghey College of Info Sci. & Systems Eng. South University Avenue 2801 72204-1099 Little Rock Arkansas USA
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Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com. ISBN 978-3-642-15662-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-15663-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-15663-2 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011921883 1st edition: © Thomson South-Western 2001 2nd edition: © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: deblik, Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 I. Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 II. Determinants of Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .03 A. Technological Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03 B. Economic and Geographic Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 C. Political Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 D. Social Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 III. The Role of Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 A. Airport Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05 B. Manu
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