Pedestrian movement simulation for stadiums design

Abstract

It is shown in the paper how pedestrian movement simulation could be applied to check stadium constructions from people comfort and safety point of view. There are number demands which stadiums should be met. They arise from level of event, type of event, safety and comfort criterions and features of people flow as a physic-and-social process, and the price is one of the main issues. Some requirements may compete with each other. The only way to verify decisions on people safety and comfort is to simulate pedestrian flow under different scenarios from normal to emergent.