Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6896035 | European Journal of Operational Research | 2016 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
Social media usage in evacuations and emergency management represents a rapidly expanding field of study. Our paper thus provides quantitative insight into a serious practical problem. Within this context a behavioural approach is key. We discuss when facilitators should consider model-based interventions amid further implications for disaster communication and emergency management. We model the behaviour of individual people by deriving optimal contrarian strategies. We formulate a Bayesian algorithm which enables the optimal evacuation to be conducted sequentially under worsening conditions.
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Authors
John Fry, Jane M. Binner,