- Author
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Gershon, R. R. M.
- Title
- World Trade Center Evacuation Study: Factors Associated With Evacuation Time and Injury.
- Coporate
- Columbia Univ., NY
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
15-26 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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World Trade Center
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evacuation
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evacuation time
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high rise buildings
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human response
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injuries
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questionnaires
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data analysis
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time
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risks
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factors
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; World Trade Center Evacuation Study (WTCES); active engagement of study participants in the research process; Participatory Action Research (PAR); multi-year, five phase study design; model constructs and predefined characteristics; demographics ( n=1444); key time periods; factors associated with initiation of evacuation; factors associated with length of time to full building evacuation