Authoritative and comprehensive guide wide-ranging in subject areas, and inspiring, but NYC focussed for the most part. Active Design Guidelines aim to reverse recent poor health trends linked to unhealthy lifestyles, by providing architects and urban designers with a manual for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces.

Typically comprehensive British standards publication; detailed text with useful diagrams covering most scenarios in fire safety code of practice observance for building design, management and use. The standard outlines ways to meet fire safety legislation through a more flexible approach to design. BS 9999:2008 provides a risk-based structure that takes...

Report commissioned by the National Playing Fields Association to assist in advice given to Local Authorities and playground mangers leading up to the requirements of the DDA 1995

Report that demonstrates how improving urban green space is a key and cost effective way for people to transform their local neighbourhoods and quality of life

A detailed guide for commissioners and designers of children's play areas...

This paper sets out how to plan, design and develop successful and socially sustainable new communities. The ideas and examples are drawn from a large scale review of evidence about what makes communities flourish, with practical examples and approaches from new settlements around the world. The paper argues that building...

With a carefully structured methodology covering issues from: Why access matters, Conservation principles and the statutory framework, what is 'Reasonable' & Barriers to access, Making access a reality, to Practical advice and examples, this publication and its sister volume Easy Access to Historic Landscapes takes the reader through a usefully...

The aim of this guide is to help property owners and managers provide easier access for all their visitors, whatever their age or level of ability. It will also be of value to designers, planners, and others working to open up historic sites to a wider audience

An excellent, comprehensive resource for both users and planners/ designers/ providers, this website is backed up by systematic ongoing participative research programmes- "To ensure that the recommendations we provide are accurate, relevant and robust, EFDS aim to be the leading centre for commissioning specialist market knowledge and evidence-led insight for...

A guide intended to engage cities to stimulate into action so as to become more age friendly and thus tap the potential that older people represent to humanity.

Includes information on nationally agreed accessibility standards , guidelines on information, transport, interpretation, events management and least restrictive access guidelines. As well as guidelines on carrying out access audits and surveys

An online resource that covers topics such as 'What is inclusive design?', 'Why do inclusive design', 'How do I get started' to 'Inclusive design tools' and' User capabilities'. Each section has case studies and downloads to support inclusive design and consultation processes and specific functions. Regularly updated....

This guide is to help anyone involved in a public space project for the first time. It gives examples of great outdoor spaces led by community groups and highlights
lessons from their experiences

A report on the research that shows how public bodies have attempted to move to more holistic approaches to management of public spaces and therefore towards the delivery of more sustainable communities

Document which champions a risk management approach (as opposed to risk averse) to designing public spaces thus encouraging more attractive spaces based upon good design principles

Document gives practical guidance to local authorities and their stakeholders on how to prepare an open space strategy. Intended for England as well as forming best practice guidance of the London Plan

The go-to website with a broad spectrum of download publications covering a comprehensive range of subjects within the worlds of sport and recreation; from communication and consultation to details of inclusive access provision and specification

Authoritative and helpful publication. Inclusive Design Standards have been set out in four key parts, broadly meeting the challenges of the Park and its development, but in so doing covering a broad spectrum of issues: public realm, residential developments, public buildings (including venues) and venues – spectator and participant
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The website of SURFACE a multi-disciplinary centre forging a joined-up approach to teaching, research and consultancy in inclusive design using the social model of disability, from the planning of the public realm to the detailing of the home, its products and technologies the research page contains many free downloads from...

Sets out five key principles at the heart of inclusive design thus enabling everyone to participate equally, confidently, independently in everyday circumstances

UD E-World was developed and is supported by the Centre on Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Centre), University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Universal Design E-World is an interactive community for professionals, educators, and students interested in learning and contributing to the advancement of Universal Design. The...

The page contains access to key information about the strategy, procedures, guidance and standards to ensure the park is accessible and inclusive.

Strategic access forum reportage on inclusive access matters relating to the development of the Stratford City project in East London including the London Olympics Athlete’s Village proposals, since February 2006. It has provided the Stratford City development partners and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Planning Decisions Team, as Local Planning...

Covers Graphic symbols, Safety colours, Signs, Symbols, Warning devices, Safety measures, Fire safety, Fire safety in buildings, Occupational safety, Shape, Colour, Layout, Means of escape from fire in buildings