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By
Elizabeth Burton, Oxford Brookes University
Lynne Mitchell, Oxford Brookes University
Description
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.
Part one examines the changing experiences of people in the outdoor environment as they age and discusses existing
outdoor environments and the aspects and features that help or hinder older people from using and enjoying them. Part two presents the
six design principles for ?streets for life? and their many individual components. Using photographs and line drawings, a range of design
features are presented at all scales of the outdoor environment from street layouts and building form to signs and detail. Part three
expands on the concept of ?streets for life? as the ultimate goal of inclusive urban design. These are outdoor environments that people
are able to confidently understand, navigate and use, regardless of age or circumstance, and represent truly sustainable inclusive communities.
Audience
Urban designers, landscape architects and urban planners.
Readership (secondary): Architects, developers, local authorities, those involved in the ?care? professions, researchers.
Contents
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
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 224 pages, publication date: MAR-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6458-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6458-4
Imprint: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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