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- Caro, F., et al.
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School Redistricting : Embedding GISTools with Integer Programming
- 2004
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In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. - : Palgrave Macmillan. - 0160-5682 .- 1476-9360. ; 55:8, s. 836-849
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The paper deals with a school redistricting problem in which blocks of a city must be assigned to schools according to diverse criteria. Previous approaches are reviewed and some desired properties of a good school districting plan are established. An optimization model together with a geographic information system environment are then proposed for finding a solution that satisfies these properties. A prototype of the system is described, some implementation issues are discussed, and two real-life examples from the city of Philadelphia are studied, one corresponding to a relatively easy to solve problem, and the other to a much harder one. The trade-offs in the solutions are analysed and feasibility questions are discussed. The results of the study strongly suggest that ill-defined spatial problems, such as school redistricting, can be addressed effectively by an interaction between objective analysis and subjective judgement.
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