- Author
- 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
- human behavior | World Trade Center | evacuation | evacuation time | high rise buildings | human response | injuries | questionnaires | data analysis | time | risks | 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