Access for All : : Approaches to the Built Environment /

Access for All : : Approaches to the Built Environment / / ed. by Wolfgang Christ.

Access and accessibility are central themes in architecture and urbanism. Moreover, access is a key concept in many other areas such as knowledge and education, healthcare etc. This book deals with this world of access in architecture, city planning, and neighboring fields.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
MitwirkendeR:
Böhme, Gernot,
Christ, Wolfgang,
Croll, Jutta,
Edinger, Susanne,
Hughes, Jonas,
Loose, Willi,
Reinhard, Tobias,
Rose, Anna,
Sieverts, Thomas,
Simmen, Jeannot,
Soehlke, Cord,
Stonor, Tim,
Thompson, John,
Zadow, Andreas von,
HerausgeberIn:
Christ, Wolfgang,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (184 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction
  • Elevation – A cultural history of the elevator
  • Megamobility – Technology for the individual in the urbanised world
  • Cooperation – Urban planning is a community project
  • Variety – The Südstadt in Tübingen as a model for the city
  • Syntax – Planning urban accessibility
  • Image – The imaginary as an instrument of urban and regional planning
  • Practice Reducing barriers
  • Everyday life – Normalisation breeds discrimination
  • Public utility – Car sharing as a complementary means of urban mobility
  • Reflection – Philosophy for everyone?
  • Internet – Digital inclusion for everyone regardless of their abilities
  • Competition – The Schindler Award and the culture of education
  • Backmatter

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