Design for All and the Future of the Planet
Description
This is an open access book. It offers a timely snapshot of research and applications of design for all. By covering inclusive practices, it highlights strategies for designing products and services that improve user experience and help answer the challenges of the next future, such as energy issues, climate change, ageing population and more. This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions to the 2024 edition of the EIDD-Design for All Europe conference, held on June 6-7, 2024, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, around the topic "Design for All and the Future of the Planet". It addresses researchers, professionals, and policy makers, working at the interface between engineering, design, architecture, urban and environmental sciences, and related fields.
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Cities for All - Urban Aspects of Design for All.- The role of research methods in describing user experiences to inform future design.- VR technology in wayfinding research - a comparison of user behavior in VR and natural environments.- Balance between functionality and aesthetics. An inclusive design standpoint.- User integration funnel. A theoretical model for user research practices.- Adaptable housing in Slovak practice.- Mapping Design for All (DfA) through Ecological Frameworks to Co-design Inclusive Ecologies.- etc...