IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ajp/edwast/v9y2025i7p2063-2077id9088.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Agent-based simulation with awareness levels of the emergency evacuation of educational facilities

Author

Listed:
  • Hamizan Sharbini
  • Chiu Po Chan
  • Abdul Rahman Mat
  • Noor Hazlini Borhan
  • Mohamad Shukor Talib
  • Noorfa Haszlinna Mustaffa

Abstract

In this study, we explore the impact of awareness levels on emergency evacuation efficiency in educational settings, specifically classrooms, by modeling crowd behavior using agent-based simulation. An agent-based simulation was developed using NetLogo to model autonomous agents navigating an evacuation scenario with and without awareness levels. The environment included classroom layouts with obstacles and single exit points. Simulation data were analyzed statistically using SPSS, including ANOVA and PostHoc testing, to evaluate differences in evacuation performance. The results indicate that awareness levels lead to consistently lower evacuation times across varying crowd sizes (10 to 50 agents). With awareness, the average evacuation time remained nearly constant, whereas without awareness it increased notably with crowd size. Statistical tests confirmed a significant difference (p = 0.031) between the two conditions. While the absolute reduction in evacuation time is modest, awareness helps maintain evacuation efficiency as crowd size increases, highlighting its stabilizing effect. Integrating awareness into evacuation models offers valuable insights for enhancing emergency preparedness in schools. The simulation tool can support planning, training, and the design of spatial layouts to improve safety outcomes during emergencies.

Suggested Citation

  • Hamizan Sharbini & Chiu Po Chan & Abdul Rahman Mat & Noor Hazlini Borhan & Mohamad Shukor Talib & Noorfa Haszlinna Mustaffa, 2025. "Agent-based simulation with awareness levels of the emergency evacuation of educational facilities," Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, Learning Gate, vol. 9(7), pages 2063-2077.
    • Handle: RePEc:ajp:edwast:v:9:y:2025:i:7:p:2063-2077:id:9088
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://learning-gate.com/index.php/2576-8484/article/view/9088/3014
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ajp:edwast:v:9:y:2025:i:7:p:2063-2077:id:9088. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Melissa Fernandes (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://learning-gate.com/index.php/2576-8484/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.