Investigations of Human Psychology and Behavior in the Emergency of Subway

Ping Zhang, Lizhong Yang*, Siuming Lo, Yuxing Gao, Fangshu Dong, Fei Peng*, Danyan Huang, Han Cheng, Maoyu Li, Jiajia Jiang

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

The rapid development of urban subways has greatly improved the travel efficiency. While accidents like fires, explosions and terrorist attacks in sub-way system always cause severe consequences due to the limited space and high population densities. The psychological and behavioral parameters in simulating subway evacuation are derived from observations of pedestrian movement under normal conditions, but not necessarily apply to emergency situations. Therefore, more statistical data on the psychological and behavioral characteristics of pedestrians in subway emergencies should be collected. In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey in two different regions of China, namely Hefei and Shenyang. Correlation analysis was performed on the results of the questionnaire using the chi-square test and cross tabulation tables in SPSS. The relationship among people's basic characteristics, psychology and behavior were analyzed. The in-depth analysis of correlative factors influencing the evacuation psychology and behavior were done as well.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Safety Management and Human Performance
EditorsPedro M. Arezes, Ronald L. Boring
PublisherSpringer 
Chapter4
Pages197-209
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9783030509460
ISBN (Print)9783030509453
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
Event2020 Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference - Virtual
Duration: 16 Jul 202020 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1204
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference2020 Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference
Period16/07/2020/07/20

Research Keywords

  • Crowd panic
  • Human behavior
  • Questionnaire
  • Safety evacuation
  • Subway

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