A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis
Municipalities and metropolitan structures are required by law to provide sufficient response to emergency situations. In order to respond efficiently to disasters such as fire and flooding, it is necessary to place facilities optimally. This case study presents and applies a methodology to determine the locations of additional fire stations, using accessibility analysis rather than incident data which is often incomplete or unavailable. The required response time is based on the SANS 10090:2003 standard for various risks. The case study recommends that in the longer term seven additional fire stations are needed in conjunction with the existing 19 fire stations in the eThekwini Metro in South Africa to offer a response to fire incidents as required by the standard.
Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis
Municipalities and metropolitan structures are required by law to provide sufficient response to emergency situations. In order to respond efficiently to disasters such as fire and flooding, it is necessary to place facilities optimally. This case study presents and applies a methodology to determine the locations of additional fire stations, using accessibility analysis rather than incident data which is often incomplete or unavailable. The required response time is based on the SANS 10090:2003 standard for various risks. The case study recommends that in the longer term seven additional fire stations are needed in conjunction with the existing 19 fire stations in the eThekwini Metro in South Africa to offer a response to fire incidents as required by the standard.
Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis
Chéri Green (author) / Gerbrand Mans (author) / Peter Schmitz (author) / David McKelly (author) / Mark te Water (author)
2014
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
Unknown
Metadata by DOAJ is licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0
The Study of Accessibility Indices in Transportation Planning by using Geographic Info Systems
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
The Study of Accessibility Indices in Transportation Planning by using Geographic Info Systems
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
| Elsevier | 2025
| BASE | 2019
Toward Accessibility-Based Planning
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2021