Human behaviour in emergency situations: Comparisons between aviation and rail domains

Stedmon, Alex; Lawson, Glyn; Lewis, Laura; Richards, Dale; Grant, Rebecca

Abstract

This article presents a comparative review of the knowledge base regarding human behaviour in emergencies for both aviation and rail domains. Generic models of human behaviour in emergency situations are introduced and specific attention is then focussed on methods of behaviour prediction, exhibited behaviours in emergencies and methods of aiding evacuation across both modes of transport. Using established knowledge from the aviation domain, it has been possible to make observations and comparisons about the rail domain. Traditionally, the aviation domain has been a major focus of research attention and this is used to inform and interpret the rail domain. By drawing comparisons across these domains for human behaviour in emergency situations, the observations are discussed along with recommendations for future policies/planning for emergencies and future research areas.

Citation

Stedmon, A., Lawson, G., Lewis, L., Richards, D., & Grant, R. (2017). Human behaviour in emergency situations: Comparisons between aviation and rail domains. Security Journal, 30(3), 963-978. https://doi.org/10.1057/sj.2015.34

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 20, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Deposit Date: Mar 11, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 20, 2017
• Journal: Security Journal
• Print ISSN: 0955-1662
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-4645
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 963-978
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/sj.2015.34
• Keywords: Rail; aviation; emergency situations; human behaviour; models of behaviour
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/767281
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/sj.2015.34
• Additional Information: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Security Journal. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Stedmon, Alex and Lawson, Glyn and Lewis, Laura and Richards, Dale and Grant, Rebecca (2015) Human behaviour in emergency situations: Comparisons ; between aviation and rail domains. Security Journal. ; ISSN 0955-1662,doi: 10.1057/sj.2015.34 is available online at:http://www.palgrave-journals.com/sj/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/sj201534a.html