Research on Behavior and Psychological Characteristics of Pedestrians in Terminal
The terminal is the crowded place of human traveling activities; the security issue has been the top priority of the operation and management in terminals. Pedestrians constitute the absolute subject of various activities in the terminal, so it is critical to have a research on pedestrian behavior and psychological characteristics, as well as the reasonable arrangement of management and operation. This paper analyzes the pedestrian traveling environment and the characteristics of their behavior in terminals. In terms of the passengers, the paper proposes the idea of hierarchy of needs and some suggestions on mitigating the congestion in terminals, and on the improvement of pedestrians’ security. The study is conducted based on a dedicated survey of the pedestrian psychological characteristics.
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Supplemental Notes:
- © 2013 Bing Li and Ying-hui Wang
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Authors:
- Li, Bing
- Wang, Ying-hui
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Conference:
- 13th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP 2013)
- Location: Shenzhen , China
- Date: 2013-8-13 to 2013-8-16
- Publication Date: 2013-11-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 961-969
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Serial:
- Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Volume: 96
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1877-0428
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770428/53
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Activity choices; Behavior; Intermodal terminals; Operations; Pedestrians; Psychological aspects; Security
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01515137
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 21 2014 3:16PM