Inclusive University Built Environments

The Impact of Approved Document M for Architects, Designers, and Engineers

Itab Shuayb (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 216 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-35860-0 (ISBN)

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This book investigates the impact of Approved Document M-introduced to address accessibility and usability issues for people with disabilities in newly constructed facilities-on different university buildings in the United Kingdom. A selection of six buildings at the University of Kent, the University of Bath, and the University of Essex, built within the six decades spanning the 1960s through the 2010s, are studied to investigate the impact of the measure on changing building designs to be accessible for all potential users, including people with disabilities. The book dissects specifically the University of Kent case study, delineating benefits of the inclusive design approach. Providing case studies of existing educational buildings and recommendations case studies of existing educational buildings and provides recommendations, the book is ideal for engineers, architects, built environment researcher, designers and standard committees.

Dr. Itab Shuayb is a lecturer in the School of Architecture within the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.She is a Fullbright visiting scholar at the University of Connecticut- Storrs. She holds a PhD from the University of Kent in England.

Introduction.- Literature Review: Disability rights movement and legislation's impact on educational programmes and its architectural buildings.- Emergence of design standards and Inclusive Design.- Investigating the impact of Disability legislation on university buildings.- University Of Kent Case Study Findings.- The impact of legislation on University buildings: Inclusive design case studies proposals.- Barriers to inclusive design: Discussion of Findings.- Conclusion: University inclusive environment as a future vision.

Erscheinungsdatum	25.01.2020
Zusatzinfo	XII, 216 p. 58 illus., 51 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	593 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
Schlagworte	Accessibility Design • Accessibility UK university buildings • Approved Document M • architectural design • Barriers to inclusive design • Building accessibility for disabled • disability rights movement • Inclusive Building Design • Inclusive design at University Of Kent • Legislative impact on educational programmes
ISBN-10	3-030-35860-7 / 3030358607
ISBN-13	978-3-030-35860-0 / 9783030358600
Zustand	Neuware