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Plane Constructions for Graphs, Networks, and Maps Measurements of Planarity

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Consider a mining project where four substances sand, turf, coal, and earth are being extracted at five different sources. One also has four locations where the different materials will be collected, labelled S, T, C, and E respectively.

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Jackson, B., Ringel, G. (1984). Plane Constructions for Graphs, Networks, and Maps Measurements of Planarity. In: Hammer, G., Pallaschke, D. (eds) Selected Topics in Operations Research and Mathematical Economics. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 226. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45567-4_24

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