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

By:

Burton, Elizabeth

Contributor(s):

Mitchell, Lynne

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2007. Description: xxi, 176 pISBN:

9780750664585

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.1216 BUR-I

Contents:

Contents : Part 1. Streets for life: why? -- 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 Part 2. Streets for life: how? -- Ch. 4. Familiarity --Ch. 5. Legibility --Ch. 6. Distinctiveness --Ch. 7. Accessibility --Ch. 8. Comfort --Ch. 9. Safety-- Part 3. Streets for life: the future?--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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB D-2	Non Fiction	307.1216 BUR-I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Cop. 1	Available		000050
Books	Library, SPAB D-2	Non Fiction	307.1216 BUR-I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Cop. 2	Available		006900

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"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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