Design of formative evacuation plans using agent-based simulation

Zarboutis, N; Marmaras, N

dc.contributor.author	Zarboutis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Marmaras, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:26:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:26:05Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0925-7535	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17922
dc.subject	agent-based modelling	en
dc.subject	complexity theory	en
dc.subject	emergency management	en
dc.subject	formative design	en
dc.subject	crowd safety	en
dc.subject	cognitive systems engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Industrial	en
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research & Management Science	en
dc.subject.other	BEHAVIOR	en
dc.subject.other	SAFETY	en
dc.title	Design of formative evacuation plans using agent-based simulation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.029	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.029	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The article presents a methodological framework for the design of formative evacuation plans for complex socio-technical systems in crisis. The framework adopts the Complex Adaptive Systems modelling approach, and proposes the agent-based simulation as cognitive tool for the team which designs the plans. The formative evacuation plans, which are developed using the proposed framework, do not prescribe normative procedures but provide recommendations that decrease the problem space of the personnel, and at the same time permit them to adapt to the particularities of the situation at hand. The framework is demonstrated through an application in a metro system, for the case of a flaming train stalled between two stations. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	SAFETY SCIENCE	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ssci.2006.08.029	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000250633300002	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	920	en
dc.identifier.epage	940	en