Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design
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Book Description
This book considers the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people. The book will set out some of the broader debates about the nature of housing, quality and design: in what ways is domestic design and architecture implicated in inhibiting or facilitating mobility and movement of people; what is the nature of government regulation and policy in relation to the design of home environments. To date there is little or no knowledge about the range of approaches to accessible design in housing nor how far policies and practices are adequate or not in creating accessible home environments. This book will go some way to address this shortfall in knowledge.
About the Author
Rob Imrie is Professor of Human Geography in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway University of London. He was previously lecturer in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University (1985-91). He received his PhD in 1989, and he has a chartered town planning qualification (MPhil in Environmental Planning, 1982, University of Reading). He is author of over 60-refereed articles in international journals, 19 book chapters, three authored books, and two edited books. He has also published widely in practitioner journals and outlets.
Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design,Rob Imrie,Routledge,0415318912,Architecture,Barrier-free design,Domestic,Methods & Materials,Professional Practice,Architecture / General
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