In the event of near-field tsunamis, vertical evacuation can be an alternative protective action to horizontal evacuation. The objective of this paper is to present an agent-based modeling …
Open spaces (OSs), such as streets, squares, and green areas, in existing built environments (BEs) are key places in disaster risk management. The seismic risk in the OSs …
Disasters affect millions of people annually, causing large numbers of fatalities, detrimental economic impact and the displacement of communities. Policy-makers, researchers and …
DL Gao, EWM Lee, YY Lee - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2022 - Elsevier
An inefficient evacuation system can lead to high levels of fatalities arising from natural or anthropogenic disasters. As the movements of and interactions between evacuees can …
Developing an effective real-time evacuation strategy during extreme storm events such as hurricanes has been a topic of critical significance to the emergency planning and response …
Disasters affect millions of people annually, causing large social impacts, including high numbers of fatalities, the displacement of communities, and detrimental economic impacts …
Evacuation time estimate (ETE) is an essential part of the preparedness for tsunami disaster risk reduction. Existing tsunami ETEs have been implemented using GIS-based methods or …
T Takabatake, M Esteban, I Nistor, T Shibayama… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study proposes a comprehensive investigation of the tsunami-evacuation plans for a popular coastal area considered to be at high risk for tsunami attack. If a coastal region …
Developing an effective tsunami evacuation plan is essential for disaster risk reduction in coastal regions. To develop effective tsunami evacuation plans, real transportation network …