Almost all engineering evacuation models define the objective as minimizing the time required to clear the region or …-level optimization that reframes the decision more broadly. The upper level develops an evacuation plan that describes, as a hurricane … that is efficient enough for full-scale hurricane evacuation applications. The model can be used both to provide an …

this extremely relevant trait of cyclones. The results also suggest that the influence of risk and fear on evacuation …

Managing evacuees’ reentry into their communities after an evacuation can be a major challenge for emergency managers …, especially in instances when evacuees return before the official all-clear message. Despite the frequency of post-evacuation …

region around a volcano that appears to threaten a major eruption. The economic expense of mass evacuation is high, yet the … cost in possible human casualties is potentially much greater if an evacuation is not called, or is called late. To assist … officials in weighing these considerations, probabilistic criteria for evacuation decision-making are developed within a cost …