1st Edition

Large-Scale Evacuation The Analysis, Modeling, and Management of Emergency Relocation from Hazardous Areas

346 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

346 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

346 Pages 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Large-Scale Evacuation introduces the reader to the steps involved in evacuation modelling for towns and cities, from understanding the hazards that can require large-scale evacuations, through understanding how local officials decide to issue evacuation advisories and households decide whether to comply, to transportation simulation and traffic management strategies. The author team has been... Read more

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Natural and Technological Hazards Requiring Evacuation Management

3. Protective Actions and Protective Action Decision Makin

4. Who Leaves and Who Does Not

5. When Do Evacuees Leave

6. Managing Evacuation Logistics

7. Evacuation Behavioral Forecasts

8. Strategies for Managing Evacuation Demand and Capacity

9. Evacuation Traffic Modeling and Simulation

10. Evacuation Termination and Reentry

11. Case Studies

Biography

Michael K. Lindell is Emeritus Professor at the Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center at Texas A&M University and is Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning and Research at University of Washington.

Pamela Murray-Tuite is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University.

Brian Wolshon is the Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professor and Director of the Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency at Louisiana State University.

Earl J. Baker is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University.