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A Study of Coping Strategies in Emergencies with Group Panic in Large Public Places

In: The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

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  • Han Wang

    (Tianjin University)

  • Yue-ning Bai

    (Tianjin University)

  • Chun-dong Zheng

    (Tianjin University)

  • Xiao-liang Li

    (Tianjin University)

Abstract

It may cause group panic if a disaster happened in a large public place, and coping strategies could be influenced by group panic. This paper analyzes the characteristics of large public places and the psychology of people in a large public place, then indicates the causes of group panic and summarizes four influences of group panic. At last, this paper suggests four coping strategies using psychology: informing, action, information, enhancing and improving crowd’s quality, and brings forward the details in emergency management. It concludes that through effective psychological interventions and detail management, group panic will be largely removed in emergencies in a large public place.

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  • Han Wang & Yue-ning Bai & Chun-dong Zheng & Xiao-liang Li, 2013. "A Study of Coping Strategies in Emergencies with Group Panic in Large Public Places," Springer Books, in: Ershi Qi & Jiang Shen & Runliang Dou (ed.), The 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 1103-1110, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-38442-4_116
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38442-4_116
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