Abstract
Scientific location selection of schools is an important way to optimize the allocation of educational resources, improve the efficiency of operating schools, and realize the balanced development of education, especially in rural areas. Many studies have considered the location of schools, but most have omitted the impact of transportation network conditions and the time cost differences caused by different travel speeds under different road conditions. The object of this study is to minimize the total transportation costs for students, construction costs for new schools, and the construction and upgrading costs for roads on a traffic network with travel time uncertainty indicated by different travel time scenarios. A mixed-integer programming model for this problem was proposed. Furthermore, a hybrid simulated annealing algorithm was used to solve the problem. Finally, a practical case study was used to illustrate the application of the proposed mathematical model. The results showed that the traffic network has an important influence on the optimization location of rural schools, and the improvement of traffic network conditions can greatly reduce the time required for students to travel to school.
Highlights
Introduction e report ofChina’s Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party proposed the strategy of “Rural Revitalization.” e important task of “Rural Revitalization” is to revitalize education
Planning the location of schools is an important way to optimize the allocation of educational resources, improve the efficiency of running schools, and realize the balanced development of education, especially in rural areas
Erefore, the object of this study is to minimize the total transportation costs for students, construction costs for schools, and the construction and upgrading costs for roads on a traffic network with travel time uncertainty indicated by different travel time scenarios
Summary
Introduction e report ofChina’s Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party proposed the strategy of “Rural Revitalization.” e important task of “Rural Revitalization” is to revitalize education. Optimization of school location based on transportation network considerations has two aspects: one is to minimize students’ travel costs, and the other is to minimize infrastructure costs by minimizing the need for newly constructed or upgraded roads and facilities. Considering budget constraints on road and school construction, research on ways to reduce the time for students to get to school while simultaneously optimizing the location of schools has become increasingly urgent. In this context for rural areas typical of China, the objective of this study was to minimize the total travel costs for students, construction costs for school facilities, and the construction and upgrading costs for roads. To improve the efficient operation of a rural school system, the current infrastructure must be used, and critical decisions must be made on where to build a new school and where to upgrade an existing road or construct a new road
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