As is often the case in the early stages of a disaster, demand quickly outstripped supply.
We consider a stochastic pre-disaster relief network design problem, which mainly determines the capacities and locations of the response facilities and their inventory levels of the relief supplies in the presence of uncertainty in post-disaster demands and transportation network conditions.
Performing search and rescue tasks in the ruins after disasters demand rescue robots with slender and compliant structure to accommodate the complicated configurations under debris.
In a week heralding news of melting Arctic methane beds, and a year of record global temperatures and billion-dollar weather-related disasters, demanding Keystone's approval is a stunning exercise in denial.
If the plot was a simple enough equation, adding one vain, selfish act to another until they collectively resulted in disaster, the demands Flaubert placed on his execution of the narrative were severe and absolute.
In Jakarta, the shortage of funding and the meagre budget available for disaster management demands that low cost approaches such as social incentives be adopted for incentivising data contributors to the PetaJakarta project [119].
The Obama administration promoted Bush's architects of the financial disaster and demands that we hail them as heroes.
Effective multidisciplinary disaster response demands acquisition and application not only of factual knowledge but also complex concepts, multi-level decision making, and specific technical skills.
Furthermore, effective disaster response demands that selected healthcare workers be equipped not only with knowledge but specific technical skills and decision-making abilities.
After a catastrophic earthquake in a developing country, the conventional network analysis methods may not be employed because first, the post disaster travel demand can be fundamentally altered from the usual daily travel demand and, perhaps, the forecast of the trip demand in the highly uncertain condition seems impossible.
