Basics barrier-free planning / Isabella Skiba, Rahel Züger

Author:: Skiba, Isabella
Additional Titles:: Barrier-free planning
Published:: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2009]
Copyright Date:: ©2009
Physical Description:: 78 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Additional Creators:: Züger, Rahel

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Series:

Basics (Basel, Switzerland)

Contents:

Impairments and disabilities : Motor impairments ; Sensory impairments ; Cognitive impairments -- Types of barriers : Barriers to mobility ; Barriers to operating controls ; Barriers to orientation -- Planning requirements : Planning for children ; Planning for older people ; Planning for mobility-impaired people and wheelchair users ; Planning for visually impaired and blind people ; Planning for hearing-impaired and deaf people ; Planning for people with cognitive impairments -- Construction and technical requirements : Construction components ; In-house systems ; Access elements -- Room plans : Building entrance areas ; Transit areas and halls ; Entrance area of homes ; Living and sleeping spaces ; Working areas ; Baths and sanitary rooms ; Kitchens and dining rooms ; Balconies and terraces -- Outdoor facilities : Pavements and open spaces ; Outdoor guidance systems ; Parking areas and garages -- In conclusion -- Appendix : Literature ; Regulations and standards.

Subject(s):

Barrier-free design

ISBN:

9783764389598 (pbk.)
3764389591 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 76).

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