Crowd Management Made Easy

This book will give you all you need to plan and manage crowds safely at your next event. I give you my best methods models and tips from over 30 years experience.

This book will guide you in a simple and illustrative way through all aspects related to crowd behaviour, including sociological theories, methods of crowd control, people detection and tracking, and crowd simulation and prediction, while examining previous accidents to learn from the past. Crowds are a constant presence in most cities around the globe and mass gatherings are attracting an increasing number of people. While experience can help manage large crowds and plan mass events, knowledge on crowd behaviour is fundamental for successfully dealing with unexpected situations, improving current practices and implementing state-of-the-art technologies in management strategies. After letting people laugh about the controversy on colliding pedestrians, with this book, two of the Ig Nobel laureates on pedestrian traffic will make you think (and learn) presenting through a collaborative approach, combining theoretical with practical advice, the science behind crowd dynamics and the importance it plays in our increasingly urbanized society. Fundamental aspects related to crowd management are presented using simple concepts requiring little or no knowledge of mathematics or engineering. Professionals involved in pedestrian traffic, as well as students and researchers entering the field of crowd dynamics, will find this book a useful interdisciplinary introduction on the subject, exploring both fundamental background information and more specific topics related to crowd management.

Presents a system for crowd management which integrates security with the other concerns for the health and safety for crowds, looking at the theories and practices of the management processes, plans, monitoring and evaluation of crowds. Structured into four sections written by experts with global experience in their field of excellence.

Crowd Control 2nd edition is a nuts-and-bolts manual for teachers of middle and high school performance-based classes such as band, orchestra, and chorus. This practical 'how-to' guide shows teachers, pre-service or experienced, efficient ways to manage large performance-based classrooms. With wit and sage tried-and-true advice, Haugland provides a complete behavior plan as well as concrete ideas for addressing the National Standards, Common Core, assessment, advocacy, and ensemble team building, along with ways to form a professional network. Accessible and indispensable, Crowd Control will become a vital resource in every music teacher's library.

Human Resource Management made Easy is exactly what it says it is – a book that makes the complex world of recruitment, contracts, workforce development and everything else to do with employing people as simple and accessible as possible. This book is designed for the busy manager of a small business or charity with no access to a Human Resource Department, the aspiring professional taking their first steps towards a career in this exciting profession and anyone simply wanting to know that bit more about the management, motivation and development of people in the workplace. The author takes all the common areas that managers ask of HR professionals in large and complex organisations and makes sense of it for the smaller business or organisation. Mike takes the reader on a journey through the employee life cycle from pre-employment, through recruitment, workforce and individual development, to the parting of ways, using combinations of step by step activities, models and anecdotes from his extensive experience in the business of human resources. By following the advice within this book and putting the actions it describes into practice, the reader will gain both skills and knowledge in the art of human resource management.

America's premier corporate event planners reveal the seven secrets of successful planning for every occasion, on any budget Whether it's the company's annual party, a product launch, or a fund-raising gala, planning a major event is a daunting task. Now the industry leaders who organized major events for the 1996 Olympics and for several Fortune 500 corporations make it easy for you. In seven simple steps, they share the proven secrets behind any successful function--and show you how to: Choose the right venue at the best price Create an organized event book Book entertainment, staff, and caterers Develop an ideal menu and theme Manage behind-the-scenes operations and security Make every event a smashing success