Sustainable Life and Social Development through Universally Designed Environment

Abstract

Universally designed environment provides comfort, adaptability and flexibility that can help to reduce human life cycle impact and encourage residents’ participation in the community. With that, the purpose of this conceptual study is to explore the concept of Universal Design (UD) as a significant aspect of social sustainability, based on professional practitioners’ and scholarly views. UD implementation in built environment may cater the needs of diverse users over the changing abilities throughout lifespan. This study concludes that UD has evolved as a significant component for sustainable life and social development within the individual’s own dwelling and the community as well.

Journal

Title: Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies

Abbreviated Title: ajE-Bs

Publisher: e-IPH Ltd.

ISSN (Electronic): 2514-751X

Publication date Created: June 29 2018

Publication date (Electronic): July 01 2018

Volume: 3

Issue: 9

Page: 183

Article

DOI: 10.21834/aje-bs.v5i17.49

Copyright statement: © 2018

License:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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