Assessing the adaptability of the existing homes of older people
| Autor: | Donna M Cowan, Kate Goodacre, Alan Turner-Smith, Susan Flanagan, Peter Lansley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Engineering
Environmental Engineering Property (philosophy) business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Building and Construction Adaptability Risk analysis (engineering) business Adaptation (computer science) Older people Set (psychology) User needs Simulation Civil and Structural Engineering media_common |
| Zdroj: | Building and Environment. 40:949-963 |
| ISSN: | 0360-1323 |
| Popis: | A rapidly growing number of older people wish to remain in their existing homes for as long as possible, in many cases leading to the need for adaptations. The extent of the adaptations required is influenced by the nature of the individual's impairments and by the design of their property. An approach to understanding the impact of the needs of older people on adaptation requirements based on the development of standard User Profiles and Mobility Profiles is presented together with an analysis of a varied set of 82 properties selected from across the UK. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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