Emergency management of self-evacuation from flood hazard areas in Poland

Borowska-Stefańska, Marta; Balážovičová, Lenka; Goniewicz, Krzysztof; Kowalski, Michał; Kurzyk, Paulina; Masný, Matej; Wiśniewski, Szymon; Žoncová, Michaela; Khorram‐Manesh, Amir

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2022.103307

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“…This measure would greatly benefit from collaborating with neighboring countries, ideally establishing a harmonized system of checks and balances of health systems, staff, and supplies, as well as services. 33 By weaving these strategies into the fabric of our defenses, the MENA region in harmony with global partners, can aspire towards a stance that's not just reactive but also proactive against the looming threat of CBRN terrorism. The roadmap laid out not only addresses immediate response imperatives but also charts a course towards the long-term vision of preventing such incidents and nurturing resilient communities.…”

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Public Health Responses to CBRN Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa

Mani,

Plummer,

Kuhn

et al. 2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: Escalating global challenges such as disasters, conflict, and climate change underline the importance of addressing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) terrorism for sustainable public health strategies. This study aims to provide a comprehensive epidemiological analysis of CBRN incidents in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, emphasizing the necessity of sustainable responses to safeguard healthcare infrastructures. Methods: Utilizing a retrospective approach, this research analyzes data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) covering the period from 2003 to 2020. The study focuses on examining the frequency, characteristics, and consequences of CBRN incidents in the MENA region to identify patterns and trends that pose significant challenges to public health systems. Results: The analysis revealed a significant clustering of CBRN incidents in Iraq and Syria, with a predominant involvement of chemical agents. These findings indicate the extensive impact of CBRN terrorism on healthcare infrastructures, highlighting the challenges in providing immediate health responses and the necessity for long-term recovery strategies. Conclusions: The study underscores the need for improved healthcare preparedness, robust emergency response systems, and the development of sustainable public health policies. Advocating for international collaboration, the research contributes to the strategic adaptation of healthcare systems to mitigate the impacts of CBRN terrorism, ensuring preparedness for future incidents in the MENA region and beyond.

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Public Health Responses to CBRN Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa

Mani,

Plummer,

Kuhn

et al. 2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…Following a similar trend, the deployed sensors could be combined with the computed risk maps when finding escape routes during a flood, guiding people through less risky zones. This could avoid the trapping of evacuees in flooded areas, which could have potentially dangerous outcomes [41,42]. As such, mobile applications could be developed to leverage interactive heatmaps, allowing users to explore different areas of the city and understand the varying levels of flood risk.…”

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Flood-Resilient Smart Cities: A Data-Driven Risk Assessment Approach Based on Geographical Risks and Emergency Response Infrastructure

Peixoto,

Costa,

Portugal

et al. 2024

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Flooding in urban areas is expected to become even more common due to climatic changes, putting pressure on cities to implement effective response measures. Practical mechanisms for assessing flood risk have become highly desired, but existing solutions have been devoted to evaluating only specific cities and consider only limited risk perspectives, constraining their general applicability. This article presents an innovative approach for assessing the flood risk of delimited urban areas by exploiting geospatial information from publicly available databases, providing a method that is applicable to any city in the world and requiring minimum configurations. A set of mathematical equations is defined for numerically assessing risk levels based on elevation, slope, and proximity to rivers, while the existence of emergency-related urban infrastructure is considered as a risk reduction factor. Then, computed risk levels are used to classify areas, allowing easy visualisation of flood risk for a city. This smart city approach not only serves as a valuable tool for assessing the expected flood risk based on different parameters but also facilitates the implementation of cutting-edge strategies to effectively mitigate critical situations, ultimately enhancing urban resilience to flood-related disaster.

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“…The panic emotion of agent i due to emotional contagion is given by (3), where E c i (P, t) denotes the panic emotion of agent i at time t and position P . The panic emotion of agent j within the range of agent i at time t ′ is denoted by E c ′ j (P j , t ′ ), and d i (t ′ ) represents the amount of panic emotion received by agent i from agent j at time t ′ .…”

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Crowd navigation for dynamic hazard avoidance in evacuation using emotional reciprocal velocity obstacles

Fachri,

Prasetyo,

Damastuti

et al. 2024

IJ-AI

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Crowd evacuation can be a challenging task, especially in emergency situations involving dynamically moving hazards. Effective obstacle avoidance is crucial for successful crowd evacuation, particularly in scenarios involving dynamic hazards such as natural or man-made disasters. In this paper, we propose a novel application of the emotional reciprocal velocity obstacles (ERVO) method for obstacle avoidance in dynamic hazard scenarios. ERVO is an established method that incorporates agent emotions and obstacle avoidance to produce more efficient and effective crowd navigation. Our approach improves on previous research by using ERVO to model the perceptive danger posed by dynamic hazards in real-time, which is crucial for rapid response in emergency situations. We conducted experiments to evaluate our approach and compared our results with other velocity obstacle methods. Our findings demonstrate that our approach is able to improve agent coordination, reduce congestion, and produce superior avoidance behavior. Our study shows that incorporating emotional reciprocity into obstacle avoidance can enhance crowd behavior in dynamic hazard scenarios.

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Emergency management of self-evacuation from flood hazard areas in Poland

Cited by 16 publications

References 82 publications

Public Health Responses to CBRN Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa

Public Health Responses to CBRN Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa

Flood-Resilient Smart Cities: A Data-Driven Risk Assessment Approach Based on Geographical Risks and Emergency Response Infrastructure

Crowd navigation for dynamic hazard avoidance in evacuation using emotional reciprocal velocity obstacles

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