Essays about: "Spatial unit allocation"

Found 1 essay containing the words Spatial unit allocation.

  1. 1. Gerrymandering Optimization : An Assessment of the Possibility of Gerrymandering in Swedish Municipal Elections

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Petter Kihlström; [2018]
    Keywords : Gerrymandering; Optimization; Integer programming; Spatial unit allocation;

    Abstract : This study examined possibilities of preforming gerrymandering within Swedish municipal elections before 2015, when new regulations contributing to guaranteeing a proportional seat allocation and thereby eliminating the risk of gerrymandering altogether were introduced. As the configuration of the districting problems in Swedish elections follows that of spatial unit allocation, these problems could be modelled as integer-programming problems including previously formulated constraints guaranteeing necessary geometrical and topological properties of districts as well as additional objectives and constraints promoting desired seat allocations. READ MORE