A case for inclusive design: Analyzing the needs of those who frequent Taiwan's urban parks

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 58, Issue , 2017, Pages 254-264

  Wu, Ko Chiu ^a   Song, Lih Yau ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aging society; Inclusive design; Park planning

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

AGING POPULATION; AGING SOCIETIES; GENERAL PUBLICS; INCLUSIVE DESIGN; POPULATION STRUCTURES; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SERVICE FACILITIES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

DESIGN;

AGING; AUTOMATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATIONAL PARK; SAFETY; SANITATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CITY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAINTENANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAFETY; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978224434     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2016.06.015     Document Type: Article

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