| Description |
xi, 187 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Debates. 1. Inclusive design and development in the built environment. 2. Barriers to disabled people's inclusion in the built environment. 3. Access directives in the development and design process -- Pt. II. Illustrations. 4. Developers' responses to the building needs of disabled people. Case study: Bluewater, Dartford, UK. 5. Architects and disabling design practices. Case study: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK. 6. Shaping access through institutional and project team dynamics. Case study: Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, UK -- Pt. III. Reflections. 7. Alternative directions in property development, disability and design |
| Summary |
"Inclusive Design is a documentation of the attitudes, values and practices of property professionals, including developers, surveyors and architects, in responding to the building needs of disabled people. Legislative and regulatory controls, particularly in western countries, increasingly require development teams to design the built environment in ways which are sensitised to the needs of disabled people. Disabled people are also demanding adaptations and changes to buildings to permit them a greater use of the built environment and, consequentially, a fuller role in society. Such demands are leading to new pressures on the property and building industries with implications for project design, costs, management and related processes. This book documents the way in which pressure for accessible building design is influencing the policies and practices of property companies and professionals, with a primary focus on commercial developments in the UK. The book also provides comments on, and references to, other countries, particularly Sweden, New Zealand and the USA."--BOOK JACKET. Â |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-180) and index |
| Subject |
Barrier-free design -- Great Britain.
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Landscape architecture for people with disabilities.
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Universal design -- Great Britain.
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Universal design.
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| Author |
Hall, Peter, 1961-
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| LC no. |
00069812 |
| ISBN |
0419256202 (paperback) |
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