?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Developing+a+prototype+agent-based+pedestrian+evacuation+model+to+explore+the+evacuation+of+King%3Fs+Cross+St+Pancras+underground+station&rft.creator=Castle%2C+CJE&rft.description=London%3Fs+King%3Fs+Cross+St.+Pancras+underground+station+has+been+the+unfortunate+location+of+two+major+incidents+within+the+last+twenty+years.+A+fire+in+November+1987+and+the+terrorist+bombing+in+July+2005+both+resulted+in+the+loss+of+lives%2C+and+the+injury+of+many+people.+The+implementation+of+measures+to+mitigate+or+neutralise+the+effect+of+all+possible+future+incidents+at+this+site+is+unrealistic.+The+adoption+of+preparedness+measures+is+crucial+for+the+emergency+services+to+limit+the+loss+of+life+and+property%2C+and+to+improve+the+response+phase+of+an+incident.+King%3Fs+Cross+St.+Pancras+underground+station+is+currently+being+redeveloped%2C+partly+to+mitigate+the+remaining+few+operational+and+safety+issues+identified+after+the+1987+fire%2C+and+also+to+allow+for+a+predicted+increase+in+passenger+use.+Despite+these+modifications+and+improvements%2C+both+the+surrounding+built+environment+and+the+station+will+necessarily+remain+complex+structures.+The+local+emergency+services+have+several+duties+placed+upon+themselves+in+the+event+of+a+major+incident+at+this+site%2C+and+a+computer+based+model+capable+of+examining+the+effects+of+different+incident+assumptions+or+contingencies+has+been+identified+as+potentially+beneficial+to+the+local+National+Health+Service+(NHS)+resilience+planning+department.The+specific+aim+of+this+paper+is+to+provide+the+reader+with+an+overview+of+this+research+project.+To+begin%2C+the+aims+and+deliverables+are+identified.+In+light+of+these%2C+principles+of+pedestrian+evacuation+modelling+are+presented%2C+highlighting+a+shift+in+approaches%3A+from+aggregate+movement%2C+to+individual-level+movement+and+behavioural+models.+The+feasibility+of+using+a+proprietary+pedestrian+evacuation+model+to+achieve+the+research+goal+is+discussed.+This+is+followed+by+an+agenda+for+developing+an+agent-based+pedestrian+evacuation+model+using+the+Repast+toolkit.+This+paper+concludes+with+progress+of+the+prototype+model+to+date.+London%3Fs+King%3Fs+Cross+St.+Pancras+underground+station+has+been+the+unfortunate+location+of+two+major+incidents+within+the+last+twenty+years.+A+fire+in+November+1987+and+the+terrorist+bombing+in+July+2005+both+resulted+in+the+loss+of+lives%2C+and+the+injury+of+many+people.+The+implementation+of+measures+to+mitigate+or+neutralise+the+effect+of+all+possible+future+incidents+at+this+site+is+unrealistic.+The+adoption+of+preparedness+measures+is+crucial+for+the+emergency+services+to+limit+the+loss+of+life+and+property%2C+and+to+improve+the+response+phase+of+an+incident.+King%3Fs+Cross+St.+Pancras+underground+station+is+currently+being+redeveloped%2C+partly+to+mitigate+the+remaining+few+operational+and+safety+issues+identified+after+the+1987+fire%2C+and+also+to+allow+for+a+predicted+increase+in+passenger+use.+Despite+these+modifications+and+improvements%2C+both+the+surrounding+built+environment+and+the+station+will+necessarily+remain+complex+structures.+The+local+emergency+services+have+several+duties+placed+upon+themselves+in+the+event+of+a+major+incident+at+this+site%2C+and+a+computer+based+model+capable+of+examining+the+effects+of+different+incident+assumptions+or+contingencies+has+been+identified+as+potentially+beneficial+to+the+local+National+Health+Service+(NHS)+resilience+planning+department.The+specific+aim+of+this+paper+is+to+provide+the+reader+with+an+overview+of+this+research+project.+To+begin%2C+the+aims+and+deliverables+are+identified.+In+light+of+these%2C+principles+of+pedestrian+evacuation+modelling+are+presented%2C+highlighting+a+shift+in+approaches%3A+from+aggregate+movement%2C+to+individual-level+movement+and+behavioural+models.+The+feasibility+of+using+a+proprietary+pedestrian+evacuation+model+to+achieve+the+research+goal+is+discussed.+This+is+followed+by+an+agenda+for+developing+an+agent-based+pedestrian+evacuation+model+using+the+Repast+toolkit.+This+paper+concludes+with+progress+of+the+prototype+model+to+date.&rft.publisher=Centre+for+Advanced+Spatial+Analysis+(UCL)%2C+UCL+(University+College+London)%2C+Centre+for+Advanced+Spatial+Analysis+(UCL)&rft.date=2006-09&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.source=++++(CASA+Working+Papers++108).+Centre+for+Advanced+Spatial+Analysis+(UCL)%2C+UCL+(University+College+London)%2C+Centre+for+Advanced+Spatial+Analysis+(UCL)%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2006)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F173482%2F1%2Fpaper108.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F173482%2F&rft.rights=open