Dynamics of Disasters

Description: This book surveys new algorithmic approaches and applications to natural and man-made disasters such as oil spills, hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. Based on the Third International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters held in Kalamata, Greece, July 2017, this Work includes contributions in evacuation logistics, disaster communications between first responders, disaster relief, and a case study on humanitarian logistics. Multi-disciplinary theories, tools, techniques and methodologies are linked with disasters from mitigation and preparedness to response and recovery. The interdisciplinary approach to problems in economics, optimization, government, management, business, humanities, engineering, medicine, mathematics, computer science, behavioral studies, emergency services, and environmental studies will engage readers from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds

	Chapters	Authors
	Preface, Contents, Authors	Illias S. Kotsireas, Anna Nagurney, and Panos M. Pardalos, Editors
1	Evacuation Trees with Contraflow and Divergence Considerations	Omkar Achrekar and Chrysafis Vogiatzis
2	Modelling Possible Oil Spills in the Barents Sea and their Consequences	Fuad Aleskerov and Sergey Demin
3	Prospects and Bottlenecks of Reciprocal Partnerships Between the Private and Humanitarian Sectors in Cash Transfer Programming for Humanitarian Response	Ioanna Falagara Sigala and Toyasaki Fuminori
4	Equilibrium Analysis for Common-Pool Resources	Lina Mallozzi and Roberta Messalli
5	A Multitiered Supply Chain Network Equilibrium Model for Disaster Relief with Capacitated Freight Service Provision	Anna Nagurney
6	A Variational Equilibrium Network Framework for Humanitarian Organizations in Disaster Relief: Effective Product Delivery Under Competition for Financial Funds	Anna Nagurney, Patrizia Daniele, Emilio Alvarez Flores, and Valeria Caruso
7	Advances in Disaster Communications: Broadband Systems for First Responders	Ladimer S. Nagurney
8	A Humanitarian Logistics Case Study for the Intermediary Phase Accommodation Center for Refugees and Other Humanitarian Disaster Victims	Sofia Papadaki, Georgios Banias, Charisios Achillas, Dimitris Aidonis, Dimitris Folinas, Dionysis Bochtis, and Stamatis Papangelou