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Key influence factors on the evacuation route selection for fire emergencies in urban underground complexes

Xiaojuan Li (College of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China)
Ching-Ter Chang (Department of Information Management, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan) (Clinical Trial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan) (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan)
Yue-Yue Zhu (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China)
Lu-Lu Li (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China)

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

ISSN: 0969-9988

Article publication date: 8 February 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

The development of urban underground complexes (UUCs) has great positive significance for improving urban safety. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the key factors of the people's behavior of evacuation route selection (BERS) for fire emergencies and UUCs’ development. This study aims to find out the factors affecting people's BERS in the evacuation process of UUCs.

Design/methodology/approach

This study aims to find out the factors affecting people's BERS in the evacuation process of UUCs. To achieve this goal, the authors conducted a field experiment in F City. Furthermore, the people's BERS are obtained by using a structural equation model and compared with the field test results.

Findings

The authors found that the key factors for people's BERS are lighting conditions, route distance, flow direction guidance and indication. The results of this study contribute to the safety field by providing key factors for fire emergencies. It can also be used to improve fire safety management, evacuation strategies and assist in the development of intelligent evacuation systems.

Originality/value

The results of this study contribute to the safety field by providing key factors for fire emergencies. It can also be used to improve fire safety management, evacuation strategies and assist in the development of intelligent evacuation systems.

Keywords

Acknowledgements

Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the authors of the article Li, X., Chang, C.-T., Zhu, Y.-Y. and Li, L.-L. (2023), “Key influence factors on the evacuation route selection for fire emergencies in urban underground complexes”, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2022-0290 did not include the funding information. The funding information is as follows: Authors are grateful for the research grants awarded by MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences (grant number 20YJC630068). This study was support by Ministry of Science and Technology under Grant MOST 106-2410-H-182-004 and Chang Gung Medical Foundation under Grant BMRPA79. The authors sincerely apologise for this error.

Citation

Li, X., Chang, C.-T., Zhu, Y.-Y. and Li, L.-L. (2023), "Key influence factors on the evacuation route selection for fire emergencies in urban underground complexes", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-04-2022-0290

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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