{"product_id":"people-flow-in-buildings-marja-liisa-siikonen-9781119545569","title":"People Flow in Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how to measure, control, model, and plan people flow within modern buildings with this one-stop resource from a leading professional \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Flow in Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a comprehensive and insightful description of people flow, analysis with software-based tools. The book offers readers an up-to-date overview of mathematical optimization methods used in control systems and transportation planning methods used to manage vertical and horizontal transportation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text offers a starting point for selecting the optimal transportation equipment for new buildings and those being modernized. It provides insight into making passenger journeys pleasant and smooth, while providing readers with an examination of how modern trends in building usage, like increasingly tall buildings and COVID-19, effect people flow planning in buildings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Flow in Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e clearly defines the terms and symbols it includes and then moves on to deal with the measurement, control, modelling, and planning of people flow within buildings of all kinds. Each chapter contains an introduction describing its contents and the background of the subject. Included appendices describe measured passenger data and performed analyses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will also benefit from the inclusion of: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to people-counting methods, including counting technology inside and outside buildings, passenger traffic components, and manual people-counting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn examination of the passenger arrival process in building, including the Poisson arrival process and probability density function, and passenger arrivals in batches \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA consideration of daily vertical passenger traffic profiles, including two-way traffic profiles and the effects of inter-floor traffic \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of people flow solutions, including stairs, escalators, and elevators with collective and destination group control systems, as well as double-deck and multicar system \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople flow calculation and simulation models \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElevator planning with ISO simulation method \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElevator planning and evacuation of tall buildings \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for software designers in the private sector and academia, \u003ci\u003ePeople Flow in Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e will also earn a place in the libraries of elevator consultants, manufacturers, and architects who seek a one-stop reference for transportation devices from a functional and design perspective, as opposed to a hardware perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marja-Liisa Siikonen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119545560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119545569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Marja-Liisa Siikonen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982587855103,"sku":"9781119545569","price":148.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52cb3721-24b0-446a-82dc-94e740e84800.jpg?v=1683262002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/people-flow-in-buildings-marja-liisa-siikonen-9781119545569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}