Objective The objectives are: theoretical modelling of activities, events, communications in a crisis situation and comparison with mental patterns of decision makers; cross cultural comparison within European countries; specification, designing and testing of pedagogic tools, methods, simulation cases and expert system prototypes; and specification of recommendations in emergency management. The potential for accidents of an international scope makes it urgent to engage in some prospective thinking that will help change today's prevalent crisis handling concepts. The purpose of the proposed study is to understand the thought patterns of the actors designate in a crisis, and to compare their modes of mental representation with patterns stemming from a systemic study of the handling of past crises on the European level (France, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy). There are 7 main work programmes: collection of crisis data and preselection of tools and methods; systematic modelling and sociological analysis case studies; synthesis and comparison at national and European level (cross culture comparison); specification, design and test of pedagogic tools and methods, training programme, simulation exercise; recommendations on a guide for decision makers in emergency situations; and expert system prototyping software tool, implementation and validation. 7) Synthesis of pedagological experiences at noational and European level. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial sciencespsychologycognitive psychologymental processesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systems Programme(s) FP2-STEP - Two specific research and technological development programmes (EEC) in the field of the environment STEP/EPOCH - STEP -, 1989-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Socotec Environnement EU contribution No data Address 4 boulevard Eugène Déruelle 69427 Lyon France See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Association Aide Médicale Urgente 76 B France EU contribution No data Address 76083 Le Havre See on map Total cost No data Birkbeck College United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Malet Street WC1E 7HX London See on map Total cost No data Four Elements Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 25 Victoria Street SW1H 0EX London See on map Total cost No data Gamma Risk Management France EU contribution No data Address 3 place du Valois 75001 Paris See on map Total cost No data Istituto di Sociologia Internazionaledi Gorizia Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Mazzini 13 34170 Gorizia See on map Total cost No data Itsemap Fuego SA Spain EU contribution No data Address 28034 Madrid See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus de Somosaguas, Edificio Lateral II 28223 POZUELO DE ALARCON See on map Total cost No data École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales France EU contribution No data Address 45 rue des Saints Pères 75270 Paris See on map Total cost No data
