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Inclusive Design : Designing and Developing Accessible Environments - Rob Imrie

Inclusive Design

Designing and Developing Accessible Environments

By: Rob Imrie, Peter Hall

Hardcover | 2 August 2016 | Edition Number 1

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The reality of the built environment for disabled people is one of social, physical and attitudinal barriers which prevent their ease of mobility, movement and access. In the United Kingdom, most homes cannot be accessed by wheelchair, while accessible transport is the exception rather than the rule. Pavements are littered with street furniture, while most public and commercial buildings provide few design features to permit disabled people ease of access.
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. It looks at 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.

Industry Reviews

'This is a well written and informative book on an important topic. The authors have taken an interesting perspective on access and the built environment by focussing on the role of the development industry. Their findings are shocking. Anyone interested in urban issues will find a wealth of insightful material in this book' - Nick Oatley, University of the West of England


'This is a well written and informative book on an important topic. The authors have taken an interesting perspective on access and the built environment by focussing on the role of the development industry. Their findings are shocking. Anyone interested in urban issues will find a wealth of insightful material in this book'Nick Oatley, University of the West of England
'this book provides documentation of the attitudes and values of developers, surveyors, architects and landscape architects to the building needs of disabled people, primarily in the UK. Throughout the book are case studies, from property professionals and disabled people, showing that many public and designed spaces do not currently provide access for everyone. It also ackowledges the need for increased legislation and regulatory controls' Sue Basett, Landscape Design Magazine.
'Inclusive Design is a fine and valuable book, full of interesting material.' - Housing Studies

'This is the best book on the subject of disability and access. It is very well written and uses imaginative examples to present a powerful portrayal of disabled people's exclusion from the built environment.' - M. Dolton, London

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