- Author
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McConnell, N. C.
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Boyce, K. E.
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Shields, T. J.
- Title
- Analysis of the Recognition and Response Behaviors of Evacuees of WTC 1 on 9/11.
- Coporate
- Queens Univ., Belfast, UK
Ulster Univ., UK
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
659-669 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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evacuation
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World Trade Center
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high rise buildings
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recognition
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response time
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risks
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survivors
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questionnaires
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data analysis
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human response
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human performance
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fire safety
- Identifiers
- World Trade Center (110-story-high) Towers, Manhattan, New York, September 11, 2001; risk perception; recognition and response phases of a sample of 126 occupants of WTC1 on 9/11; High-rise Evacuation Evaluation Database (HEED); pre-interview Questionnaire; free flow narrative; semi-structured Interview; participant's Behavioural Patterns (BPs); response activity definitions; cue definitions in the recognition phase; breakdown of the participants' initial cues at impact by floor cluster; participants' 'global' activities during the response phase; initial response activities to the impact on WTC1; relationship between risk perception and both initial and global activities; responsibility for supervising or managing other people/fire safety role; 1993 WTC1 bombing