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Given the following learning objective: Decision Theory and Sensitivity Analysis in Operations Research. Please Review the articles listed below and provide a response to the following discussion topic:
How could we optimize Urban planning to address issues with homelessness?
Articles:
- Baum, A. S. (2019). A nation in denial: The truth about homelessness. Routledge. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=niuNDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT8&ots=VgmnH8xPyT&dq=food%20shortage%20sensitivity%20analysis%20homeless&lr&pg=PT8#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Scholten, L., Schuwirth, N., Reichert, P., & Lienert, J. (2015). Tackling uncertainty in multi-criteria decision analysis–An application to water supply infrastructure planning. European Journal of Operational Research, 242(1), 243-260. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4b92/fff6e4fe92b6...
- Johnson, M. P. (2015). Data, Analytics and Community-Based Organizations: Transforming Data to Decisions for Community Development. ISJLP, 11, 49. Retrieved from http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/groups/is/files/...

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Optimization of Urban planning to address issues with homelessness
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Homelessness in the United States is a serious issue in urban areas caused by foreclosure,
poverty, eroding work opportunities, domestic violence, declining public assistance, mental
illness, and addiction disorders. Baum (2019) indicated that more than 85% of all homeless
adults in the United States suffer mental illness and substance abuse, resulting in their social
isolation forcing them to stay in the streets for long. Baum (2019) estimated that 553,742 people
in the U.S are experienc...
