Crowd control and traffic problems: Mutually entangled social, economic, and technological systems under investigation
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 09:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Just a few days ago, at the Love Parade dance and music festival in Duisburg, Germany, 21 people were trampled to death in a human stampede. Apparently, the responsible decision-makers did not see the problem looming before the event. But couldn’t we foresee at least some of the disasters before they strike?