Inclusive urban design : streets for life / Elizabeth Burton and Lynne Mitchell.

By: Burton, Elizabeth [author]
Contributor(s): Mitchell, Lynne
Language: English Publisher: Burlington, Ma: Elsevier, c2006Description: xx1, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. +Content type: text Media type: unmediatec Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0750664584; 9780750664585Subject(s): City planning -- social aspect | Older people with mental disabilities | Architecture and societyDDC classification:
Contents:
Ch. 1. Origins of the streets for life concept -- Ch. 2. The need for dementia-friendly streets -- Ch. 3. Older people's experiences of their local streets -- Ch. 4. Familiarity -- Ch. 5. Legibility -- Ch. 6. Distinctiveness -- Ch. 7. Accessibility -- Ch. 8. Comfort -- Ch. 9. Safety -- Ch. 10. Streets for life in practice -- Ch. 11. Going further with streets for life.
Summary: "This is the first book to address the design needs of older people and the disabled in the general outdoor built environment. It provides information on design principles essential to built environment professionals urban designers, planners and landscape architects who want to provide for all users of urban space and who wish to achieve true sustainability in their designs."--Jacket.
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Ch. 1. Origins of the streets for life concept --
Ch. 2. The need for dementia-friendly streets --
Ch. 3. Older people's experiences of their local streets --
Ch. 4. Familiarity --
Ch. 5. Legibility --
Ch. 6. Distinctiveness --
Ch. 7. Accessibility --
Ch. 8. Comfort --
Ch. 9. Safety --
Ch. 10. Streets for life in practice --
Ch. 11. Going further with streets for life.

"This is the first book to address the design needs of older people and the disabled in the general outdoor built environment. It provides information on design principles essential to built environment professionals urban designers, planners and landscape architects who want to provide for all users of urban space and who wish to achieve true sustainability in their designs."--Jacket.

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