Advances in Social Science, Management and Human Behaviour

Zürich : London Research Press, 2013.

Under the general editorship: R. K. Singh

The world is changing. From shopping malls to transport terminals, aircraft to passenger ships, the infrastructure of society has to cope with ever more intense and complex flows of people. Today, more than ever, safety, efficiency and comfort are issues that must be addressed by all designers. The World Trade Centre disaster brought into tragic focus the need for well-designed evacuation systems. The new regulatory framework in the marine industry, acknowledges not only the importance of ensuring that the built environment is safe, but also the central role that evacuation simulation can play in achieving this.

An additional need is to design spaces for efficiency – ensuring that maximum throughput can be achieved during normal operations – and comfort – ensuring that the resulting flows offer little opportunity for needless queuing or excessive congestion. These complex demands challenge traditional prescriptive design guides and regulations. Designers and regulators are consequently turning to performance-based analysis and regulations facilitated by the new generation of people movement models.

Chapters

What Engineer’s competencies for innovation market?

Shmatko N., , in: Advances in Social Science, Management and Human Behaviour.: Zürich: London Research Press, 2013. P. 51–56.

Technical competencies and specific engineering skills alone are not sufficient in the modern labor market but employers expect engineers to actively promote the products they create. Engineers often perceive their skills differently than employers do. Insufficient university training in a number of fields including the development of social, management and communication skills leads to an ...

Added: January 17, 2014

Keywords: инжиниринг, исследования и разработки, research and development, человеческое поведение, human relations, engineers, designers