Modelling mass evacuations to improve the emergency planning for floods in the UK, the Netherlands and North America

Whether to implement a mass evacuation of people from an area at risk of flooding can be a major issue for emergency managers. The modelling of the evacuation process generated by a forecast flood is important for those responsible for the efficient and safe movement of people during evacuations. Evacuation modelling can predict “bottlenecks” in the system before they are experienced, it can also be used to determine the impact of road closures due to flooding and the impact of phased evacuation on traffic loading. Being able to model alternative evacuation scenarios can lead to the establishm... Mehr ...