Participatory Management to Improve Accessibility in Consolidated Urban Environments

There is a wide range of regulations on universal accessibility, but our cities are still inaccessible in many cases. Most accessibility problems in cities occur in consolidated areas that were developed prior to the development of current accessibility regulations. This leads to consider the import...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-08, Vol.13 (15), p.8323
Main Authors: Pérez-delHoyo, Raquel, Andújar-Montoya, María Dolores, Mora, Higinio, Gilart-Iglesias, Virgilio, Mollá-Sirvent, Rafael Alejandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Approximation
Cities
Citizen participation
Citizenship
Communication
Consolidation
Disability
Environmental management
Handicapped accessibility
Human rights
Land settlement
Navigation behavior
People with disabilities
Planning
Public spaces
Regulations
Standardization
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Universal design
Urban areas
Urban environments
Urbanization
Usability
Wayfinding
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Summary:There is a wide range of regulations on universal accessibility, but our cities are still inaccessible in many cases. Most accessibility problems in cities occur in consolidated areas that were developed prior to the development of current accessibility regulations. This leads to consider the importance of focusing more effort on managing the improvement of the accessibility of existing public urban environments. As such, the objective of this research is to design a conceptual model for accessibility management in consolidated urban environments. Unlike other research focusing on city users to collect information on accessibility problems or to provide services to improve wayfinding, this method has a focus on urban accessibility managers. The model is based on the assessment of the level of accessibility of urban environments together with the assessment of management processes in which city users are actively involved. It consists of a set of basic indicators for the identification of accessible pedestrian routes, and provides a dynamic accessibility index for the evaluation of their efficient management by the responsible governments. The inclusion of this assessment framework in the management process itself enables the necessary improvement actions to be identified and taken in time. ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) provide the communication channel between the responsible governments and city users, making this a more dynamic and efficient management model based on assessment possible.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13158323