Filippidis, Lazaros ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1852-0042, Lawrence, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-0231, Hulse, Lynn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-3520, Veeraswamy, Anand and Blackshields, Darren ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-0024 (2021) Large-scale evacuations: they worked last time. Will they work again? In: SafeGreece 2021: 8th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies, 24th - 26th November 2021, Greece and online.

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Abstract

The 2021 wildfire season affected many countries around the Mediterranean basin. In most incidents, large-scale multi-modal evacuations were conducted to transfer the population at risk to safe locations. Overall, tens of thousands of people were evacuated with modes of transportation including pedestrian, private or public transport, and sea vessels. In Greece, full evacuations were conducted in almost all incidents. However, despite the maximum protection offered to life, questions arose regarding the universality of this measure. Evacuation modelling can be used to better plan evacuations, providing insights on safety margins and, through educational programs, strengthening community resilience.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	community resilience; preparedness; risk reduction; evacuation modelling; simulation
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis (CNMPA) Faculty of Engineering & Science > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis (CNMPA) > Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2023 17:12
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38784

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