Building Evacuation
Introduction
In its most common sense, evacuation refers to the action or effect of removing people from a certain place.[1].
It normally happens in emergencies caused by disasters, whether natural,[2][3] or accident or moisa as well.
An evacuation can occur in different scenarios and in different ways. The purpose of each one is to safeguard the physical integrity of the people involved.
The scenarios may vary depending on the type of problem that occurs and can be classified into two groups which we can identify:
References
- [1] ↑ Abrahams, John: Fire escape in difficult circumstances, cap. 6. En: Stollard, 1994, "Design against fire".
- [2] ↑ "New Orleans rescues continue, but some won't go NPR 9-6-05.: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4835186
- [3] ↑ Rescuers urge residents to leave New Orleans" NPR 9-6-05.: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4834156
- [4] ↑ "Magic Marker strategy" New York Times 6 de septiembre 2005.: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/06/opinion/06tierney.html?ei=5090&en=9673a9d11f3210a0&ex=1283659200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
- [5] ↑ http://www.scseagrant.org/pdf_files/ch_summer_02.pdf.: http://www.scseagrant.org/pdf_files/ch_summer_02.pdf