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Author Martin Hilljegerdes; Ellen-Wien Augustijn-Beckers
Title Evaluating the effects of consecutive hurricane hits on evacuation patterns in Dominica Type Conference Article
Year 2019 Publication Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management Abbreviated Journal Iscram 2019
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Agent-based modelling, evacuation simulation, multi-event scenario, NetLogo, OpenStreetMap
Abstract The Caribbean island of Dominica is at constant risk of being hit by tropical storms during the hurricane season.

Therefore, Dominica and areas in similar situations need to raise their resilience to natural hazards. The potential

consequences of climate change intensify this risk. After a hurricane hit, repair of damage to buildings and

infrastructure can take several months. As hurricane frequency is increasing and time between hurricanes

fluctuates, modeling sequences of hurricane events can help to determine different evacuation strategies. This

paper introduces an agent-based model, simulating two hurricane events in one season. The prototype simulates

the movement of evacuees over a road network and damage to buildings and infrastructure. Initial results show

marked differences between road movements of evacuees during a second evacuation. Although shifts in the

average shelter occupation are small (up to 2%) for our case study, this can indicate that adjustments to shelter

capacities are necessary.
Address GIScience Research Group, Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University, Germany;Department of Geo-Information Processing, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation,University of Twente, the Netherlands
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Iscram Place of Publication Valencia, Spain Editor Franco, Z.; González, J.J.; Canós, J.H.
Language English Summary Language English Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2411-3387 ISBN 978-84-09-10498-7 Medium
Track T6- Geospatial Technologies and Geographic Information Science for Crisis Management (GIS) Expedition Conference 16th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2019)
Notes Approved no
Call Number Serial 1954
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