An Integrated Approach to Modeling Evacuation Behavior

This research will result in the development of an integrated approach to modeling evacuation behavior that considers both economic and non-economic factors for the decision. The abstract theoretical model takes hyperbolic discounting and peer effects into account.

• Record URL:
  http://www.evaccenter.lsu.edu/pub/11-01.pdf
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Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $30000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency

  Louisiana State University
  3221 P.F. Taylor Hall
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Performing Organizations:

  Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency

  Louisiana State University
  3221 P.F. Taylor Hall
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Principal Investigators:

  Sarangi, Sudipta

• Start Date: 20090618
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110201
• Source Data: RiP Project 23410

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Data collection; Evacuation; Experiments; Integrated systems; Research projects
• Identifier Terms: Hurricane Andrew, 1992
• Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464116
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:36PM