Now Online - Universal Design 2016: Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future (Ebook)

Published 23rd August 2016

This ebook entititled "Universal Design 2016: Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future" presents papers from the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design (UD 2016), held in York, UK, in August 2016.

The theme of the conference was: learning from the past, designing for the future, and it aimed to bring together policymakers, practitioners and researchers interested in the different strands of universal design to exchange ideas and best practice, review some of the developments in universal design from the last 20 years, and formulate strategies for taking the concept of universal design forward into the future. The book is divided into two sections. Section 1: About Universal Design, and Section 2: Universal Design In Practice.

The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves design, from the built environment and tangible products to communication, services and systems.

Editors Helen Petrie, Jenny Darzentas, Tanja Walsh, David Swallow, Leonardo Sandoval, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Power

ISBN978-1-61499-683-5 (print) | 978-1-61499-684-2 (online)Open AccessDescription