The Network-Max-P-Regions model |
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| Authors: | Bing She Xinyue Ye |
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| Institution: | 1. LIESMARS, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;2. China Data Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;3. Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper introduces a new p-regions model called the Network-Max-P-Regions (NMPR) model. The NMPR is a regionalization model that aims to aggregate n areas into the maximum number of regions (max-p) that satisfy a threshold constraint and to minimize the heterogeneity while taking into account the influence of a street network. The exact formulation of the NMPR is presented, and a heuristic solution is proposed to effectively compute the near-optimized partitions in several simulation datasets and a case study in Wuhan, China. |
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| Keywords: | Network-Max-P-Regions heuristics spatial contiguity streets regionalization |
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