| Author | Shahab Uddin, Md. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The principal objective of a fire station is to protect lives and property. The fire protection
capability of a fire station significantly depends on its location. A location-allocation problem
is a multi-criteria approach which seems adequate in locating the best sites for facilities in
many situations. The principal objective of this research is to develop a strategic model to find
optimum sites for new fire station in Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) area. The proposed
method is the combination of “Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)” as a multi-criteria
decision problem making approach and “Greedy Set Cover” as optimization algorithm. The
present research identified eleven criteria and evaluated their priority weight based on local
context using AHP. The model attempts to determine the optimum sites for new fire station
based on area weight they are supposed to serve exclusively, and site weight where the facility
is located. This model is flexible enough to make alternative decision in case of local
constrains. The results of a case study on DCC area indicate that the developed model seems
to be effective and applicable in solving real world location problem. The model precision
could be improved through extensive and direct interaction with practitioners and decisionmakers
and experimentations. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) + School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Warnitchai; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed;Hazarika, Manzul K.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs;Norway; |