- Author
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Gwynne, S. M. V.
- Title
- Helping People on Their Own Terms: Developing Inclusive Emergency Procedures.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Boulder, CO
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 44,
No. 4,
439-461,
December 2008
- Keywords
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human beings
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evacuation
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emergencies
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design applications
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methodology
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human performance
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building collapse
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erosion
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weather effects
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structures
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social learning theory
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human factors engineering
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human response
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people movement
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; Hurricane Katrina (Formed August 23, 2005 - Dissipated August 31, 2005) north-central Gulf Coast of the United States; standard approach for procedural design and application; suggested approach; "rank and file" approach; translating sociological theory into engineering practice; identification of the target population; observation of an evacuation exercise; facilitate a series of meetings with the target population; development of new procedures; implementation and adaptation of the new procedures; summation of procedural achievements; observation of emergency movement