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Analysis of massive crowd dynamics during special events: 2026 FIFA World Cup as a case study 

  • a Mauricio Bastida Alamilla  ,
  • b Aida Huerta Barrientos,
  • c Alma Elia Vera Morales
  • a,cFaculty of Engineering, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, México. 
  • b Faculty of Engineering & Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, México. 
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Alamilla, M.B., Barrientos, A.H., Morales, A.E.V. (2023). Analysis of massive crowd dynamics during special events: 2026 FIFA World Cup as a case study. Proceedings of the 13th International Defence and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop (DHSS 2023).,004. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2023.dhss.004
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Abstract

The study of massive crowd dynamics during the World Cup 2026 is essential because it will be the biggest tournament yet in more ways than one. The Azteca stadium, located in Mexico City, is one that will host the World Cup 206. The Azteca stadium, despite being a venue with large areas where people can wait for access to the event, is located in a fairly troublesome area since the growth of the city in the surrounding areas has caused complicated access to the stadium. So, it is important to Mexican authorities to management and control massive crowd dynamic during World Cup 2026 in the Azteca stadium access. This paper proposes a methodological approach based on simulation modeling for analyzing massive crowd dynamics during 2026 FIFA World Cup to support the massive crowd dynamic management and control. First, a systematic literature review about the use of agent-based simulation modeling on the study of massive crowd dynamic is presented. Second, a methodological approach based on agent simulation modeling to analyze massive crowd dynamics during 2026 FIFA World Cup is formulated and implemented using VissimTMsoftware. Third, the main results of the analysis and the discussion about the crowd dynamic are presented. 

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