Understanding pedestrians' perception of crowdedness at mass events: A simultaneous survey and monitoring study into personal, trip and event characteristics

At mass events, pedestrians can experience the level of crowdedness as unsafe, unpleasant and stressful. To gain a better understanding of perceived crowdedness, the effects of personal, trip and event characteristics at an event are researched. Data collection was performed by a simultaneous survey and monitoring study at the TT Festival in...

Stress and city: Research of spatial solution to reduce STRESS for urban immigrants in highly dense urban villages in Shenzhen, China

Extensive research conducted by the World Health Organization suggests that stress is one of the primary health challenges of the Twenty-First century. When the stress response does not switch off, it not only affects the immune system, but also raises the risk of psychiatric diseases. Recent research elucidates that the risk of schizophrenia...