These measures include, but are not limited to, shortening the length of exhibitions, vaccinating swine and humans against influenza A virus infection, promoting awareness at exhibitions, continuous monitoring of swine for signs of influenza-like illness, posting risk-communication signage for visitors to the swine barns, and decreasing movement of swine between fairs.
The key will be communication, including signage and up-to-date information, Evans said.
Influences on participant experience in crowds identified by the focus groups and observations included: physical design of crowd space and facilities (layout, queuing strategies), crowd movement (monitoring capacity, pedestrian flow), communication and information (signage, wayfinding), comfort and welfare (provision of facilities, environmental comfort), and public order.
She says: "In face-to-face interaction with strangers we are maximally polite to avoid people losing face but in a context with no face-to-face interaction, there are certain registers where brusqueness is appropriate, for example road signage, where communication needs to be maximally efficient but not polite".
However for this to work, evacuees must either have prior knowledge of the various network connections or be informed of them using signage and/or other communication methods.
Preliminary mitigation strategies involve risk communication (poison information center hotlines, signage, informational brochures and materials), natural resource management (shellfish bed closures), and nutrient controls (municipal fertilizer ordinances).
Most small store trials have used education- and communication-based strategies, such as signage and shelf labels, and/or structural changes, such as shelving or refrigeration, to improve food access [ 17].
Pesticide risk communication strategies include the pesticide label, signage, public meetings, and Internet sites.
The urban environment of an industrialized world is home to the majority of the planet, so naturally the vernacular of graffiti, advertising, graphic design, photography, signage and all other visual communication has become fair game for the street artist.
In all cases, the validity of this information was proved by signage and other means of communication (e.g. posters, leaflets) during the visits.
"A lot of architects look to signage as a new opportunity for communication," he added.
