Basics barrier-free planning
By: Isabella Skiba, Rahel Züger.
Contributors: Zuger, Rahel.
Series: Basics; Basics (Basel, Switzerland)
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basel; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9783764389598
Subjects: Barrier-free design
Other titles: Barrier-free planning
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 76).
Table of contents: title: Impairments and disabilities : Motor impairments ; Sensory impairments ; Cognitive impairments; title: Types of barriers : Barriers to mobility ; Barriers to operating controls ; Barriers to orientation; title: 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; title: Construction and technical requirements : Construction components ; In=house systems ; Access elements; title: 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; title: OUtdoor facilities : Pavements and open spaces ; Outdoor guidance systems ; Parking areas and garages; title: In conclusion; title: Appendix : Literature ; Regulations and standards.