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Strategies of accessible city for Malaysia as a developing country

Abd Samad, Nur Amirah and Said, Ismail and Abdul Rahim, Asiah (2021) Strategies of accessible city for Malaysia as a developing country. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 6 (Speicla Issue 4). pp. 145-151. E-ISSN 2398-4287

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Abstract

Becoming an Accessible City in developing countries has mitigating barriers as compared to developed countries. It is comprehensive to nondiscriminate PwDs in access and facilities for equal opportunity. Accessibility legislation of different nations has various success in implementing and enforcing Universal Design through regulatory, government initiatives, and planning approaches. ASEAN developing nations have awareness and advocacy, because the fragmentary built environment, resulting in Accessible City concept that has not strived to expectation. Eliciting from interviews of access consultants and city planning regulations from London, Oslo, and Singapore. Conclusively, extraction of inclusion strategies is to be adapted for implementation in Malaysia.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Accessible City; Universal Design; Inclusion strategies; developing countries
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Architecture
Depositing User: Prof. Dato' Sri Ar. Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2021 09:05
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2021 09:05
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/94326

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