Universal Design in Majority World Contexts

Universal Design in Majority World Contexts

sport mega-events as catalysts for social change

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ( 22.12.2011 )

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Universal Design (UD) seeks to promote equality by increasing accessibility and usability within products, services and systems so as to include as many categories of end-users as possible. UD can potentially impact such diverse issues as health, transportation, inclusive education, sports and recreation, entertainment, social welfare, inclusive employment, transgenerational/lifespan housing, inclusive tourism, accessibility, safety, and ecological concerns on sustainability. UD is an emerging discipline in developing countries whose potential as a catalyst for positive social change is yet to be fully appreciated. This book thus offers a useful discussion on the various challenges and opportunities associated with efforts to mainstream UD in majority world contexts. By interrogating the efficacy of UD-thinking, key actors including policy makers, students, practitioners, researchers, and educators within the diverse sub-disciplines of architecture, design, disability studies, ergonomics/human factors engineering, human-computer interaction (HCI)/usability studies and urban planning can promote greater social equity and cohesion through their design interventions.

Kitap detayları:

ISBN-13:

978-3-8465-9919-8

ISBN-10:

3846599190

EAN:

9783846599198

Kitabın dili:

English

Yazar:

Mugendi K. M'Rithaa

Sayfa sayısı:

324

Yayın tarihi:

22.12.2011

Kategori:

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