Inclusive Design

Rob Imrie is a professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway University of London. His research interests include the geographies of mobilty and movement of disabled people, urban design and disability, and urban politics and governmentality. Peter Hall is a full time researcher in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway employed on a Leverhulme Trust funded project on 'Architects and Disabling Design in the Built Environment'.

• List of Figures. The Authors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1: Debate. 1. Inclusive Design and Development in the Built Environment. 2. Barriers to Disabled People's Inclusion in the Built Environment. 3. Access Directives in the Development and Design Process. Part 2: Illustrations. 4. Developers' Responses to the Building Needs of Disabled People. 5. Architects and Disabling Design Practices. 6. Shaping Access Through Institutional and Project Team Dynamics. Part 3: Reflections. 7. Alternative Directions in Property Development, Disability and Design. Footnotes. Appendices. References. Index.

'This is a well written and informative book on an important topic. The authors have taken an interesting perspective on access and the built environment by focussing on the role of the development industry. Their findings are shocking. Anyone interested in urban issues will find a wealth of insightful material in this book' - Nick Oatley, University of the West of England