How the completeness of spatial knowledge influences the evacuation behavior of passengers in metro stations: A VR-based experimental study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103136
Abstract: Abstract Emergency evacuation in metro stations could be highly challenging due to complex underground environments, dynamic hazards and high-density crowds. There are different types of metro passengers, such as first-time visitors and daily commuters, who… read more here.
Keywords: completeness spatial; spatial knowledge; knowledge; metro stations ... See more keywords
Characteristics of indoor air quality in underground metro stations: A critical review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107907
Abstract: Abstract This research paper presents a comprehensive review of different types of air pollutants, their concentration levels, sources contributing to air pollution, health impacts of pollutants, characteristics of air pollutants, influencing factors such as thermal… read more here.
Keywords: review; air pollutants; air; metro stations ... See more keywords
Walk Accessibility to Metro Stations: An analysis based on Meso- or Micro-scale Built Environment Factors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102047
Abstract: Abstract The paper investigates the significant factors affecting pedestrians’ satisfaction on walking accessibility to the metro station using Structural equation modelling considering socioeconomic characteristics of pedestrians, microscale, and mesoscale built environment factors measured within the… read more here.
Keywords: accessibility metro; environment factors; metro; metro stations ... See more keywords
Relationship between eye-level greenness and cycling frequency around metro stations in Shenzhen, China: A big data approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102201
Abstract: Abstract Better bicycle-transit integration improves the efficiency and sustainability of public transportation systems in urban areas. Urban greenness around metro stations may affect the use of cycling to or from metro stations. However, the evidence… read more here.
Keywords: eye level; greenness cycling; metro stations; around metro ... See more keywords
Use of artificial neural networks for the prediction of time-dependent air speed variation in metro stations
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409718765053
Abstract: In this study, the time-dependent, induced air speeds at critical sections of underground metro stations are assessed using a novel one-dimensional data-driven approach. For this purpose, three artificial neural networks are used, each trained for… read more here.
Keywords: time; metro stations; air; time dependent ... See more keywords
Enhancing Role of Guiding Signs Setting in Metro Stations with Incorporation of Microscopic Behavior of Pedestrians
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DOI: 10.3390/su11216109
Abstract: In the metro operation environment, guiding signs provide direction and route conversion instructions to pedestrians. In metro stations with massive passenger flow, the rationality of sign setting would exert distinct effects on the efficiency of… read more here.
Keywords: passenger flow; metro stations; speed; microscopic behavior ... See more keywords
Fire Evacuation in Metro Stations: Modeling Research on the Effects of Two Key Parameters
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DOI: 10.3390/su12020684
Abstract: Metro lines have undergone a rapid development in China and a large number of metro stations have also been built. The passenger traffic volume has reached or exceeded the designed transport capacity in some big… read more here.
Keywords: effects two; research; metro stations; metro ... See more keywords