Elizabeth Burton, Lynne Mitchell

Inclusive Urban Design: Streets For Life (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to address the design needs of older people in the outdoor environment. It provides information on design principles essential to built environment professionals who want to provide for all users of urban space and who wish to achieve sustainability in their designs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136396113
• Artikelnr.: 39180124

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Burton, Lynne Mitcpson

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1
Streets for Life - Why?
The origins of the Streets for Life concept
The need for dementia-friendly streets
Older people's experiences of their local streets
Part 2
Streets for Life - How?
Introduction
Familiarity
Legibility
Distinctiveness
Accessibility
Comfort
Safety
Part 3
Streets for Life - The Future?
Streets for Life in practice
Going further with Streets for Life
Bibliography
Subject index

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Part 1;Streets for Life - Why?;The origins of the Streets for Life concept;The need for dementia-friendly streets;Older people's experiences of their local streets;Part 2;Streets for Life - How?;Introduction;Familiarity;Legibility; Distinctiveness;Accessibility;Comfort;Safety;Part 3; Streets for Life - The Future?;Streets for Life in practice;Going further with Streets for Life;Bibliography;Subject index

Rezensionen

"a well researched and easy-to-read book"
Building Engineer, August 2007

"This is an excellent book which places the
importance of including the needs of older people firmly on the urban design agenda."
Urban Policy and Research, 25:2, 2007