- Author
- Gwynne, S. M. V.
- Title
- Helping People on Their Own Terms: Developing Inclusive Emergency Procedures.
- Coporate
- Hughes Associates, Inc., Boulder, CO
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 439-461, December 2008
- Keywords
- human beings | evacuation | emergencies | design applications | methodology | human performance | building collapse | erosion | weather effects | structures | social learning theory | human factors engineering | human response | 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