If you are in charge of a large group of people in a public space, you need to understand Crowd Dynamics - how, why, where and when crowds form and move in places of public assembly.
"The crowd dynamics courses were invaluable enabling me to illustrate quickly and precisely any issues that arose at the venues we attended and pass on my recommendations to the security team in a manner the was easily understood." Dave Wilkie, Event Safety Officer, U2 360 European Tour
I teach event professionals (police, security, promoters, licensing authorities) to apply the science of Crowd Dynamics, drawing on over the twenty years of intensive research and extensive experience from around the world. Topics include overcrowding in public space, accidents and incidents, causes and prevention of crowd related disasters and much, much more.
“As a silver/bronze commander in charge of major events in both a large busy city and a football stadium, I feel confident that I can now plan and prepare to ensure a safer ingress, circulation and egress of crowd. Thanks for this course.” - UK Police Commander
The more that people that know about, understand, and can apply the principles of crowd dynamics, the safer we can all build and manage places of public assembly.
You can now learn the principles of crowd dynamics in an e-learning environment (on-line) - see at www.iccmss.com for further information. Click here for an outline of the goals and benefits of e-learning. For course details send email to GKStill@ICCMSS.com
Crowd Dynamics E-Learning (hyper links to sample pages)
1 Crowd Dynamics e-Workshop (CD-EW) - Module 1: Level 4/5 - £350* - accredited course - 20 credits
1.6 Matrix Analysis
1.7 Queueing, Ingress and Egress
1.8 Site Egress
2 Basic Maths (CD-BM) - Level 4/5 - £150 (recommended)
2.1 Areas - how to calculate areas from maps, plans and diagrams
2.2 Averages - how to calculate and use averages
2.3 Percentages - how to assess distributions
2.4 Spreadsheets - how to build simple crowd flow models
2.5 Graphs - how to assess the crowd flow from a graph
2.6 Advanced Mathematics (Network Analysis, Ergodic Analysis, Spatial Analysis)
2.7 Introduction to Queueing Theory
3 Applied Crowd Dynamics (CD-AW) - Module 2: Level 6 - £500* - accredited course - 30 credits
Note: This course requires each delegate to provide their own case study which we work through with the delegates in detail.
3.1 Ingress (arrival profiles and model split)
3.2 Circulation (facilities management)
3.3 Egress (normal and emergency behaviours)
3.4 Crowd Meta-Modelling (applied DIM-ICE modelling)
4 Understanding Crowds (CD-UC) - Module 3: Level 7 - £750* - accredited course - 30 credits
4.1 Design and how it affects crowd behaviour
4.2 Information - media, announcements, tickets, crowd crazing
4.3 Management - process, procedures and crowd behaviour
4.4 Ingress - systems and barrier designs
4.5 Circulation - facilities management, layout and queueing
4.6 Egress - normal and emergency evacuation
4.7 Modes of crowd behaviour - normal and emergency behaviour
5 Site Modelling (CD-SM) - Level 7 - £1,500 (includes a licence for modelling software)
6 Crowd Modelling (CD-CM) - Level 7 - £2,500 (includes a licence for modelling software)
7 Mass Gatherings (CD-MG) - Level 4/5 - £350
7.1 Legal Aspects of Mass Gatherings
7.2 Planning Mass gatherings
7.3 Infrastructure of Mass Gatherings
7.4 Crowd Dynamics and Crowd Behaviour
8 Public Order Policing (CD-POP) - Level 4/5 - £350
8.1 Understanding Crowd Behaviour
8.2 Types of Crowds
7.3 Contested Spaces
8.4 Crowd Cordons and Crowd Pressure
8.5 Shock Waves and Crowd Reactions
8.6 Using Information to Manage Crowd Behaviour
8.7 Modelling Crowds for Safer Planning
8.8 Case Studies
9 Real-Time Decision Support (CD-RTDS) - Level 7 - £7,500 (includes a licence for modelling software and site plan analysis)
9.1 Fill Monitoring and Fill Prediction
*Note: If you have attended either the Crowd Dynamics Workshop or the Applied Crowd Dynamics Workshop since 1st Jan 2009 - email for discounted rates for these courses. Please write to Prof. Still with your specific requirements.