Homelessness and the Built Environment: Designing for Unhoused Persons

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Synopsis
Homelessness and the Built Environment provides a practical introduction to the effective physical design of homes and other facilities that assist unhoused persons in countries identified as middle- to high-income. It considers the supportive role that design can play for unhoused persons and other users and argues that the built environment is an equal partner alongside other therapies and programs for ending a person’s state of homelessness. By exploring issues, trends, and the unique potential of built environments, this book moves the needle of what is possible to assist people experiencing trauma. Examining important architectural and interior architectural design considerations in detail within emergency shelters, transitional shelters, permanent supportive housing, day centers, and multi-service complexes such as space planning choices, circulation and wayfinding, visibility, lighting, and materials and finishes, it provides readers with both curated conclusions from empirical knowledge and experienced designers’ perspectives.　 Homelessness and the Built Environment is an imperative and singular reference for interior designers, architects and building renovation sponsors, design researchers and students forging new discoveries, and policy makers who seek to assist communities affected by homelessness.
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
258 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000383409
Related ISBNs:
9780367232443, 9780367232627, 9780429279027
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Taylor & Francis. The right of Jill Pable, Yelena McLane, Lauren Trujillo to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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