Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran
Urban public spaces play important role in providing good quality of life to the people living in the city. This is in line with the social goal on sustainable development, which the purpose is to attain a higher social equity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of global populati...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Malaysian Institute Of Planners
2018
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84574/ https://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/421 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| id |
my.utm.84574 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
eprints |
| spelling |
my.utm.845742020-02-27T03:05:41Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84574/ Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran Esfandfard, Elnaz Wahab, Mohammad Hussaini Che Amat, Rohayah T Technology (General) Urban public spaces play important role in providing good quality of life to the people living in the city. This is in line with the social goal on sustainable development, which the purpose is to attain a higher social equity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of global population are disabled. During the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, many of the victims in Iran were left disabled. The war left many people injured and this has significantly increased the impairment rate. Amongst the problems faced by people with disability in Tehran are difficulty traveling in the city, lack of public facilities and accessibility to particular facilities such as urban public spaces. This study first sought a definition of urban public spaces and Universal Design, and then finding solution for increasing interaction of people with disability in urban public spaces through Universal Design approach. This research was based on applied theory and qualitative method of field observation was engaged. One of the city district in Tehran was chosen for a case study. Based on the findings, urban design methods and solutions were suggested to increase the interaction and comfort of disabled people in urban public spaces. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2018 Article PeerReviewed Esfandfard, Elnaz and Wahab, Mohammad Hussaini and Che Amat, Rohayah (2018) Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran. Planning Malaysia, 16 (1). pp. 173-182. ISSN 1675-6215 https://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/421 |
| institution |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| building |
UTM Library |
| collection |
Institutional Repository |
| continent |
Asia |
| country |
Malaysia |
| content_provider |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| content_source |
UTM Institutional Repository |
| url_provider |
http://eprints.utm.my/ |
| topic |
T Technology (General) |
| spellingShingle |
T Technology (General) Esfandfard, Elnaz Wahab, Mohammad Hussaini Che Amat, Rohayah Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| description |
Urban public spaces play important role in providing good quality of life to the people living in the city. This is in line with the social goal on sustainable development, which the purpose is to attain a higher social equity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of global population are disabled. During the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq, many of the victims in Iran were left disabled. The war left many people injured and this has significantly increased the impairment rate. Amongst the problems faced by people with disability in Tehran are difficulty traveling in the city, lack of public facilities and accessibility to particular facilities such as urban public spaces. This study first sought a definition of urban public spaces and Universal Design, and then finding solution for increasing interaction of people with disability in urban public spaces through Universal Design approach. This research was based on applied theory and qualitative method of field observation was engaged. One of the city district in Tehran was chosen for a case study. Based on the findings, urban design methods and solutions were suggested to increase the interaction and comfort of disabled people in urban public spaces. |
| format |
Article |
| author |
Esfandfard, Elnaz Wahab, Mohammad Hussaini Che Amat, Rohayah |
| author_facet |
Esfandfard, Elnaz Wahab, Mohammad Hussaini Che Amat, Rohayah |
| author_sort |
Esfandfard, Elnaz |
| title |
Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| title_short |
Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| title_full |
Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| title_fullStr |
Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. Case study of Tehran, Iran |
| title_sort |
universal design in urban public spaces for people with disability. case study of tehran, iran |
| publisher |
Malaysian Institute Of Planners |
| publishDate |
2018 |
| url |
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84574/ https://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/421 |
| _version_ |
1662754277018304512 |
| score |
13.211869 |