Front-to-Back Communication in a Microscopic Crowd Model

Colin Marc Henein () and Tony White
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Colin Marc Henein: Carleton University, Institute of Cognitive Science
Tony White: Carleton University, Institute of Cognitive Science

A chapter in Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2008, 2010, pp 321-334 from Springer

Abstract: Summary Failures in front-to-back communication (F2BC) in crowd disasters are commonly cited, but mechanisms and effects of F2BC have not been studied. We develop a plausible characterization and model of F2BC and evaluate it in a simple scenario. To study F2BC in a naturalistic context we then reconstruct a consistent geometry for the Who concert disaster, explore the mechanisms for that disaster, and introduce F2BC. Our qualitative analysis suggests that F2BC can reduce injuries at the cost of lower exit rates.

Keywords: Exit Rate; Crowd Density; Scalar Force; Movement Decision; Injured Agent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04504-2_28

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