Behavioral Human Crowds

Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to the contents of Gibelli (in Crowd Dynamics, Volume 2—Theory, Models, and Safety Problems. Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering, and Technology, Birkhäuser, New York, 2020) and a general critical analysis on modeling, simulation, and control of human crowds with emphasis on research perspectives. The contents are organized in three parts: firstly, three key topics are stated which will be probably the focus of future research; Subsequently, the contents of Chaps. “Artificial Neural Networks for the Estimation of Pedestrian Interaction Forces–Mixed Traffic Simulation of Cars and Pedestrians for Transportation Policy Assessment” are summarized by setting them in the context of the aforementioned key research topics; finally, some promising research directions are presented and discussed.