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Title: Towards the Evaluation of Human Factors in Avalanche Early Warning Systems
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Martina Saettele, Michael Bruendl, Kilian Zwirglmaier
Description: Early warning systems (EWS) play a crucial role in managing the risks posed by avalanches and other mass-movement processes to settlements and infrast...
Object ID: ISSW16_O10.01.pdf
Keywords: early warning system, human factors, reliability, decision-making
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Title: Social Media and Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Jerry Isaak
Description: The rapid advance of social media into remote environments, and the resulting "invisible pressure" of everywhereness on many individuals, app...
Object ID: ISSW16_O10.02.pdf
Keywords: technology, human factors, avalanche education, social networks
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Title: Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Montse Bacardit, Ivan Moner, Jordi Gavaldà, Glòria Martí, Carles Garcia
Description: During the last three decades in the Catalan Pyrenees (Eastern side of the range), data on avalanche and snowpack characteristics from reported human-...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.09.pdf
Keywords: slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability
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Title: A Proposed Paradigm for Advancing Human Factors Research: Linking Behavioral and Avalanche Scientific Disciplines
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Keith Gale, Dale Atkins, Iain Stewart-Patterson, Benjamin Zweifel, Bruce Tremper, Baruch Fischoff, Michael Jenkins, Rashaad Jones, Joseph Keebler, Moin Rahman, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Mark Borsuk, Magda Osman, Alan Sanfey, Brenda Dervin, Karlene Roberts, Ed Carlson, Mike Laney, Tim Bennett, Kenneth Perez, Taylor Barr
Description: The avalanche industry understands that to save lives, we need to understand human behavior. The scientific discipline most directly affiliated with h...
Object ID: ISSW16_P2.07.pdf
Keywords: research roadmap
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Title: Human Factor and Avalanche Decision Making in a Commercial Context
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Sigmund Andersen, Arild Rokenes
Description: Professional ski and nature guides, as well as outdoor educators, have a considerable amount of time in exposed avalanche terrain. This paper focuses ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P2.08.pdf
Keywords: human factor, guiding, friluftsliv, avalanche, commercial demands
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Title: What is the Risk Threshold that Backcountry Enthusiasts are Willing to Accept and How Does Their Perception Align with the Actual Risk Involved?
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Terry Eyland, William Thibeault
Description: An empirical investigation looked at backcountry enthusiasts? avalanche danger threshold and what the main factors are that alter that threshold. The ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P2.11.pdf
Keywords: decision-making, human factors, risk homeostasis, cost-benefit analysis, education
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Title: The Norwegian Avalanche Science Center – Focus on Human Factors
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Espen Nordahl, Carsten Rolland, Rune Engeset, Audun Hetland, Sigmund Andersen, Bjørn Michalesen, Markus Landrø
Description: UiT The Arctic University of Norway is establishing The Avalanche Science Center (ASC) during the period 2015-2017 with the vision No Avalanche Fa...
Object ID: ISSW16_P2.17.pdf
Keywords: no avalanche fatalities, human factor research, dissemination of knowledge, preventive work and education
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Title: La Skieda Telemark Festival: Managing Risk and Human Factors of 350 Skiers and 12 Guides
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Fabiano Monti, Alberto Marazzi, Davide Spini, Christoph Mitterer, Walter Steinkogler
Description: Often, accidents involving avalanche-aware people can be ascribed to human factors, i.e. inappropriate risk management; professional mountain guides a...
Object ID: ISSW16_P2.46.pdf
Keywords: mountain guides, decision-making, human factor, heuristic traps
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Title: Overcoming Avalanche Inexperience Using Active Education
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Karl R. Geisler, Neil S. Geisler
Description: The majority of class time in introductory avalanche courses is spent introducing topics and providing a knowledge base. While important, this highlig...
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.26.pdf
Keywords: avalanche education, flipped classroom, human factors, behavioral economics
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Title: Reducing Risky Behaviors: Applying Theories of Behavioral Change to Avalanche Education
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Neil S. Geisler, Karl R. Geisler
Description: Avalanche course curriculum tends to focus on three main areas: the technical and observable underpinnings of avalanche formation and release, decisio...
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.34.pdf
Keywords: avalanche education, human factors, decision making, risk, behavior change
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Title: The Avalanche Science Centre – The Science Programme
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Rune Engeset, Audun Hetland, Carsten Roland, Sigmund Andersen, Yngve Birkelund, Matthias Forwick, Markus Landrø, Andrea Mannberg, Bjørn Michaelsen
Description: UiT The Arctic University of Norway is establishing the Avalanche Science Centre during the period 2015-2017. The mission of the Centre is to provide ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P3.45.pdf
Keywords: decision-making, human factor, avalanches
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Title: Mieux se Connaitre Pour Mieux Décider. Réflexions Sur le Comportement du Leader
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Sébastien Escande, Rémi Engelbrecht
Description: Better know to make better decisions. Focus on the behavior of the leader. The authors present different approaches inspired by methods of team manage...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-07.pdf
Keywords: leader behaviour, temperament profile, decision making, group management
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Title: Decision Making In Avalanche Terrain the Extended 3*3 Method
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: François-Xavier Cierco, and Sébastien Escande
Description: Safety of outdoor activities in avalanche terrain is mainly addressed thanks to risk management procedures or individual behaviour analyses. It result...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-12.pdf
Keywords: decision process, risk analysis, 3*3 method, human factors, avalanche
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Title: Connais-Toi, Toi-Même
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Damien HAXAIRE
Description: Comment aborder les facteurs humains individuels auprès des pratiquants? Les enjeux : dans un environnement complexe, évaluer un risque et prend...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-16.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, human factors
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Title: La Prise de Décision au Coeur d’une Nouvelle Offre de Formation de Pratiquants en France: Bilans et Perspectives des Conférences et Stages « Traces »
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Escande S., Rattin A., Ferrandis J.Y.
Description: Decision making at the heart of a new training practitioners in France: assessment and outlook conferences and courses "Traces". Since the winter of 2...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P5-17.pdf
Keywords: conferences, courses, decision making, pedagogical approach
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