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Background
No full textThe primary focus of this book is to demonstrate results of the international BeSeCu (BeSeCu stands for Behaviour, Security and Culture) project on human responses to emergencies and disasters - a project that followed an interdisciplinary research approach, incorporating disciplines such as the social sciences, health sciences, mathematical and computer sciences. However, this book will also highlight collaboration beyond these disciplines, i.e. the scientific view on human responses is complemented by the perspectives of the fire and medical services since these are important groups of first responders involved in such incidents
Field trial on evacuation response
No full textThe aim of the BeSeCu (Behaviour, Security and Culture) project is to investigate cross-cultural and ethnic differences of human behaviour in crisis situations in order to better tailor security related communication, instructions and procedures with a view to improving evacuation and protection. The project will provide evidence that will be useful to first responders, building designers and those involved in the development of emergency operating procedures for buildings. Project BeSeCu was funded by the EU Seventh Framework Program of security research, BeSeCu (project no. 218324) with a budget of Euro 2.1 million and ran from 2008-2011
World in motion
No full textProfessor Ed Galea CEng, MIFireE provides a welcome to Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2003, (PED 2003) to be held in London on 20-22 August 2003
Aims and approach of BeSeCu
No full textThe aim of the cross-cultural BeSeCu project is to investigate human behaviour in emergencies and disasters in order to better tailor security-related communications, instructions and procedures with a view to improving evacuation and, ultimately, safety. The project will provide evidence that will be useful to first responders, building designers and those involved in the development of emergency operating procedures for buildings
Recommendations for different types of end-users
No full textBased on response time data for library buildings in Turkey, Poland, Czech Republic and UK and directed towards End-Users such as Design engineers and regulators as a core recommendation or application, it can be stated that the data collected for Turkey, Poland and the Czech Republic is the first of its kind. This data will be of great use to design engineers who have up until this time had to make assumptions for response time data for use in this type of structures. Response time data of any kind, for Turkey and Czech Republic has never been published prior to this work
Op-ed piece by Ed King describing the author\u27s visit to a University of Maine co
No full textOp-ed piece by Ed King describing the author\u27s visit to a University of Maine conference called Reading Stephen King: Issues of Choice, Censorship, and the Place of Popular Literature in the Canon. Ed King\u27s fellow attendees stopped talking to him after he admitted that he had never read any of Stephen King\u27s books and was only planning to write about how much money Stephen King makes
Author Ed McBain Book Signing
No full textAuthor Ed McBain hosts a book signing at the Bradenton Area Convention Cente
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