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Author
Gwynne, S. | Galea, E. R. | Lawrence, P. J.
Title
Introduction of Social Adaptation Within Evacuation Modeling.
Coporate
Greenwich Univ., London, England
Journal
Fire and Materials, Vol. 30, No. 4, 285-309, July/August 2006
Keywords
evacuation | human behavior | decision making | human response | emergencies | social hierarchies | response time | computer models | human performance | occupants | scenarios | evacuation time | social behavior | social structures
Identifiers
group dynamics; buildingEXODUS EVACUATION MODEL; rationale for behavioral development; Formation: the generation of the collective; Communication: the provision of relevant data; Adaptation: the selection of an appropriate response; precedence of information adoption; description of the different scenarios examined; evacuation times produced by the current and proposed models