An Evaluation Tool for Physical Accessibility of Cultural Heritage Buildings

Autor: José Marín-Nnicolás, MARIA PAZ SAEZ-PEREZ
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 22; Pages: 15251
Popis: Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their thoughtful comments and efforts towards improving our manuscript. This work was supported by Research Groups RNM 0179 of the Junta de Andalucía and the projects REMINE Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, WARMEST Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017, RRRMAKER H2020- MSCA-RISE-2020 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange and Scientific Unit of excellence “Ciencia en la Alhambra”, ref. UCE-PP2018-01, University of Granada.
Persons with disabilities (PWD) account for 10–15% of the world’s population. The lack of accessibility in the built environment imposes a constraint on its use by these individuals. In heritage buildings, this restriction includes access to other main qualities in addition to use. This problematic issue has been dealt with in different sectors, especially in the tourism sector. The objective of this study is to design and implement a physical accessibility assessment tool adapted to the particularities of heritage buildings. The methodology consists of two phases. In the first phase, the tool and the necessary instruments for its use are designed. Accessibility levels are also established. In the second phase, the tool is applied to a sample size of 45 buildings. The results show the tool and related instruments, as well as the data obtained from the analysis of the sample: identified barriers, the level of accessibility of the entire sample, and the level of accessibility by architectural typologies. The conclusions and discussion reflect on the utility of this tool, the feasibility of its extension to other domains, and the relevance of the information obtained from the sample to improve accessibility in architectural heritage.
Research Groups RNM 0179 of the Junta de Andalucía
REMINE Programme for Research
Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions WARMEST Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017
RRRMAKER H2020- MSCA-RISE-2020 (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange and Scientific Unit of excellence “Ciencia en la Alhambra”, ref. UCE-PP2018-01, University of Granada
Databáze: OpenAIRE