Universal Design Solutions for a Barrier-Free Living

Name: Universal Design Solutions for a Barrier-Free Living
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ISBN: 9783764387181

ISBN-10: 3764387181

ISBN-13: 9783764387181

Edition: 2008

Authors: Oliver Herwig, L. Bruce

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The future is looking old. We are currently at the threshold of the largest demographic transformation of modern times, the advent of the age of the senior citizen. What awaits us what kinds of products, what kinds of houses? The fifty-and-over generation represents an enormous potential: in Germany alone, twenty million seniors have hundreds of billions of euros, but they hardly spend them for lack of suitable products. This book provides answers from a sociological and design perspective for architects, designers, decision-makers, and firms who wish to respond to the demands of this diverse and discriminating target group. It investigates the various aspects of senior citizens lives…

Book details

List price: $76.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication date: 8/8/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 8.66" wide x 10.98" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



My Five Hypotheses


Universal Design Means Design for Everyone


Youth Commodities and Elderly Products


On Using the Users' Perspective


Universal Design in Practice: Geared to Age from Head to Foot


Eye


Ear


Hand


Foot


How Should We Design a Home?


The Future Will Be Easy and Comfortable


Appendix