Crowd behaviour and motion: Empirical methods

M Haghani, M Sarvi - Transportation research part B: methodological, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction The safety of humans in crowded environments has been recognised as an
important and rapidly growing research area with significant implications for urban planning …

Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part I. Experimental methods and emerging topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of data-driven approaches in studies of crowd behaviour has received an
unprecedented recognition in recent years. As a result, the size of the empirical crowd …

Exit choice in built environment evacuation combining immersive virtual reality and discrete choice modelling

R Lovreglio, E Dillies, E Kuligowski, A Rahouti… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the event of a fire emergency in the built environment, occupants face a range of
evacuation decisions, including the choice of exits. An important question from the …

Exit choice in an emergency evacuation scenario is influenced by exit familiarity and neighbor behavior

M Kinateder, B Comunale, WH Warren - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Movement to the familiar'has been reported during evacuation incidents but has not
yet been studied in controlled experiments. We investigate effects of exit familiarity and …

Prototy** virtual reality serious games for building earthquake preparedness: The Auckland City Hospital case study

R Lovreglio, V Gonzalez, Z Feng, R Amor… - Advanced engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Enhancing evacuee safety is a key factor in reducing the number of injuries and deaths that
result from earthquakes. One way this can be achieved is by training occupants. Virtual …

Do people follow the crowd in building emergency evacuation? A cross-cultural immersive virtual reality-based study

J Lin, R Zhu, N Li, B Becerik-Gerber - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine the influence of crowd flow on human evacuation behavior
during building fire emergencies, when evacuees perceive high uncertainty in the …

[HTML][HTML] Using virtual reality to study pedestrian exit choice behaviour during evacuations

Y Feng, DC Duives, SP Hoogendoorn - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Exit choice is vital to pedestrians' survival during evacuations. This paper presents the
results of a VR experiment and a field experiment to study pedestrian exit choice behaviour …

Empirical methods in pedestrian, crowd and evacuation dynamics: Part II. Field methods and controversial topics

M Haghani - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
Following the review of the experimental methods and top emerging topics, here, studies
using the field data collection methods of pedestrian dynamics (April 2017-July 2019) are …

A mixed logit model for predicting exit choice during building evacuations

R Lovreglio, A Fonzone, L Dell'Olio - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on human behaviour in emergency is crucial to increase the safety of
buildings and transportation systems. Decision making during evacuations implies different …

How the completeness of spatial knowledge influences the evacuation behavior of passengers in metro stations: A VR-based experimental study

J Lin, L Cao, N Li - Automation in Construction, 2020 - Elsevier
Emergency evacuation in metro stations could be highly challenging due to complex
underground environments, dynamic hazards and high-density crowds. There are different …