Behavioral Human Crowds: Recent Results and New Research Frontiers

This editorial chapter provides an introduction to the contents of this edited book and a general critical analysis which looks ahead to research perspectives. The presentation is organized in three parts. In the first part some key research topics are selected based not only on their theoretical interest but also on the potential impact that may have on the society well-being. The second part outlines the contents of the following chapters in light of the aforementioned key topics as well as of the preceding edited books (N. Bellomo and L. Gibelli, Crowd Dynamics, Volume 1 - Theory, Models, and Safety Problems, Birkhäuser, New York, 2018; L. Gibelli, Crowd Dynamics, Volume 2 - Theory, Models, and Applications, Birkhäuser, New York, 2020). The last part speculates on promising future research directions.