Disasters have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of Americans. To develop safe evacuation procedures, decision-makers need to gain a clearer understanding of the human behavior elements involved during the emergency evacuation process. However, many factors can affect evacuation behaviors, including behavioral risks associated with evacuations, specific populations affected by evacuations, and differences in evacuation in different populations. This paper was developed to improve the understanding of human behavior elements during disaster evacuations. The results can provide decision-makers with a better understanding of how numerous human behavior patterns should be considered to make accurate assumptions during potential emergency evacuations.
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