THE MAX-P-REGIONS PROBLEM*

被引:150
作者
Duque, Juan C. [1 ]
Anselin, Luc [2 ]
Rey, Sergio J. [2 ]
机构
[1] EAFIT Univ, Dept Econ, Res Spatial Econ RISE Grp, Medellin, Colombia
[2] Arizona State Univ, Sch Geog Sci & Urban Planning, GeoDa Ctr Geospatial Anal & Computat, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
关键词
REGIONALIZATION; ALGORITHMS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00743.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In this paper, we introduce a new spatially constrained clustering problem called the max-p-regions problem. It involves the clustering of a set of geographic areas into the maximum number of homogeneous regions such that the value of a spatially extensive regional attribute is above a predefined threshold value. We formulate the max-p-regions problem as a mixed integer programming (MIP) problem, and propose a heuristic solution.
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页码:397 / 419
页数:23
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