Crowd Management

Five die after IAF air show on Chennai’s Marina where 15 lakh spectators gathered

Many attendees experienced dehydration and several others fainted as temperatures reached 36 degree Celsius.

Scroll Staff
· Oct 07, 2024 · 10:17 am
Hathras disaster that killed 100 not a ‘stampede’, signals urgent need for risk planning

Crowd behaviour is often not the main cause of such incidents. Rigorous planning and monitoring can significantly reduce the impact of these events.

Milad Haghani, The Conversation
&
Claudio Feliciani, The Conversation
· Jul 04, 2024 · 09:00 pm
How a crowd crush occurs (and 10 tips to survive one)

Crowd crushes kill an average of 380 people every year.

Mehdi Moussaid, The Conversation
· May 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm

How physics and psychology can help develop a science of crowds to prevent panic-related disasters

Fundamental science and public safety demand that we develop a complete science of crowds using a range of disciplines.

Sidney Perkowitz, Aeon
· Dec 02, 2018 · 11:30 pm
IKEA’s India store has seen such a rush that it’s telling customers to slow things down

The craze is primarily the result of IKEA’s months-long promotional efforts.

Suneera Tandon, qz.com
· Aug 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Crowd management: Have we seen the last of the Haj stampedes?

The stampede at the Haj calls for more research into the areas of crowd psychology to manage crowds better.

Haroon Junaidi
· Oct 12, 2015 · 04:30 pm

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Crowd Management

Five die after IAF air show on Chennai’s Marina where 15 lakh spectators gathered

Many attendees experienced dehydration and several others fainted as temperatures reached 36 degree Celsius.

Scroll Staff · Oct 07, 2024 · 10:17 am

Hathras disaster that killed 100 not a ‘stampede’, signals urgent need for risk planning

Crowd behaviour is often not the main cause of such incidents. Rigorous planning and monitoring can significantly reduce the impact of these events.

Milad Haghani, The Conversation & Claudio Feliciani, The Conversation · Jul 04, 2024 · 09:00 pm

How a crowd crush occurs (and 10 tips to survive one)

Crowd crushes kill an average of 380 people every year.

Mehdi Moussaid, The Conversation · May 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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· Oct 07, 2024 · 10:17 am

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