A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users
Abstract This paper proposes a new model to optimize the location and size of facilities that serve the public. The objective function is based on the floor area of the facility and the time that individuals spend in the facility. In this model, the area is used to represent the range of services pr...
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| description | Abstract This paper proposes a new model to optimize the location and size of facilities that serve the public. The objective function is based on the floor area of the facility and the time that individuals spend in the facility. In this model, the area is used to represent the range of services provided by the facility: the larger the area, the more services are available, and thus the greater the utility. Time spent is based on daily time use and represents the degree to which users could enjoy the services provided: If the time spent in the facility is short, users are unable to take full advantage of the services offered. Focusing on the actual time spent makes it possible to avoid an overestimation of the facility's utility. The proposed model is applied to both a virtual city and an actual city. The results indicate that the optimum size of a facility depends on the amount of time that users can spend in the facility without restriction and that the optimum location is influenced by user activity patterns and population distribution. This suggests that planners should survey the daily time use of potential users before integrating facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa2b1ab0b3b24fd89a62e61d4f20f24c2023-11-20T10:50:42ZengWileyJapan Architectural Review2475-88762023-01-0161n/an/a10.1002/2475-8876.12374A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of usersMasaki Tsunoda0Tohru Yoshikawa1The Institute of Behavioral Sciences Tokyo JapanDepartment of Architecture and Building Engineering Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo JapanAbstract This paper proposes a new model to optimize the location and size of facilities that serve the public. The objective function is based on the floor area of the facility and the time that individuals spend in the facility. In this model, the area is used to represent the range of services provided by the facility: the larger the area, the more services are available, and thus the greater the utility. Time spent is based on daily time use and represents the degree to which users could enjoy the services provided: If the time spent in the facility is short, users are unable to take full advantage of the services offered. Focusing on the actual time spent makes it possible to avoid an overestimation of the facility's utility. The proposed model is applied to both a virtual city and an actual city. The results indicate that the optimum size of a facility depends on the amount of time that users can spend in the facility without restriction and that the optimum location is influenced by user activity patterns and population distribution. This suggests that planners should survey the daily time use of potential users before integrating facilities.https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12374compact citydaily time usegenetic algorithmoptimum locationoptimum size |
| spellingShingle | Masaki Tsunoda Tohru Yoshikawa A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users Japan Architectural Review compact city daily time use genetic algorithm optimum location optimum size |
| title | A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| title_full | A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| title_fullStr | A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| title_full_unstemmed | A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| title_short | A model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| title_sort | model to optimize the location and size of facilities based on the area of the facility and the visit time of users |
| topic | compact city daily time use genetic algorithm optimum location optimum size |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12374 |
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