Prof. FAN Weicheng is an expert in Fire Safety Science and Engineering and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Prof. FAN graduated from the Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1965. He is head of the Tsinghua University-Hefei Public Safety Research Institute. He is the founder of fire science research initiative in China and is a well known scholar in this field. His main research fields cover public safety risk assessment, monitoring and supervision, prediction and early warning, and decision-making support, including the theories and technologies of emergency management, fire dynamics and prevention technology.

This book mainly introduces the research overview, research results and follow-up prospects of ¿Unconventional Emergency Management Research¿, a major research plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). The Plan has carried out innovative research around major strategic fields and directions on emergency management. A total of 121 projects were funded by the Plan, including 92 Fostering Projects, 25 Key Projects and 4 Integrated Projects, with a total funding of 120 million RMB. From the perspective of major national needs and scientific discipline development, the book focuses on three key scientific issues: information processing and evolution modeling of unconventional emergencies, emergency decision-making theory of unconventional emergencies, and psychological and behavioral response laws of individuals and groups in emergency situations. The publication of this book aims to provide more powerful support for the research and exploration in public security and emergency management.

Project Overview.- Domestic and Foreign Research Development.- Major Research Achievements.- Representative Integration Achievements.- Outlook.