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Citation

Filingeri V, Eason K, Waterson P, Haslam R. Appl. Ergon. 2017; 59: 431-441.

Affiliation

Human Factors and Complex Systems, Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK. Electronic address: R.A.Haslam@lboro.ac.uk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apergo.2016.09.009

PMID

27890155

Abstract

Humans encounter crowd situations on a daily basis, resulting in both negative and positive experiences. Understanding how to optimise the participant experience of crowds is important. In the study presented in this paper, 5 focus groups were conducted (35 participants, age range: 21-71 years) and 55 crowd situations observed (e.g. transport hubs, sport events, retail situations). Influences on participant experience in crowds identified by the focus groups and observations included: physical design of crowd space and facilities (layout, queuing strategies), crowd movement (monitoring capacity, pedestrian flow), communication and information (signage, wayfinding), comfort and welfare (provision of facilities, environmental comfort), and public order. It was found that important aspects affecting participant experience are often not considered systematically in the planning of events or crowd situations. The findings point to human factors aspects of crowds being overlooked, with the experiences of participants often poor.

Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.


Language: en

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