Numerous incidents have been reported in which overcrowding has resulted in injuries and death during emergency situations. Modelling and empirical study of pedestrian behaviour under emergency conditions is imperative to assist planners and managers of emergency response to analyse and assess safety precautions for those situations. This paper aims to present the state-of-the-art in pedestrian modelling under emergency conditions, assessing their limitations and identifying potential future directions to develop realistic modelling capabilities. The next section of this paper outlines and assesses the state-of-the-art in pedestrian modelling. Future directions for the establishment of more realistic modelling capabilities are then outlined. The final section presents the conclusions. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E217541.
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