Microsimulation of Evacuation Strategies

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2006-05

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Chen, Xuwei

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Most existing evacuation research is based on macro approaches which treat traffic flow as static and deterministic at aggregated levels; traffic dynamics and human behavior are overlooked. Thus, the results based on macrosimulation techniques are often unreliable. On the contrary, by simulating traffic flows on the individual-driver basis at the micro scale, agent-based modeling techniques take into account interactions and traffic dynamics, therefore presenting evacuation situations closer to reality. This study employed agent-based microsimulation techniques to model evacuation traffic flows, and investigated the relationship between evacuation sequence, evacuation response rate, transportation facilities, and the effectiveness of evacuation strategies.

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emergency management, traffic flow, natural disasters

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Chen, X. (2006). Microsimulation of evacuation strategies (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.

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