
Design and Security in the Built Environment
Fairchild Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-56367-497-6 (ISBN)
Description
In our post-9/11 world, safety and security have become an increasingly important consideration for the designers of offices, hospitals, schools, and other public and private facilities. To assist students in developing the mind-set of considering security from the start of a project, Design and Security in the Built Environment focuses on how the psychological and physical aspects of security relate to interior design. The authors recognize that design professionals must also take into account sustainability, accessibility, innovation, sense of place, and a host of other issues. In this book, they offer a seamless connection between security and these other functional, social, aesthetic, and economic considerations. Interior design students enrolled in courses such as human factors, codes and building standards, and environmental psychology will find inspiration in this text as they learn about meeting security needs in the built environment.Features-- Chapter opening vignettes to set the stage for each chapter and establish context and reality. -- Case studies to document current practices as well as proposed ones.
-- Examples, suggested readings, and key questions for each chapter. -- An appendix of frameworks, case studies, innovations, resources, and other necessary aspects of designing for security in addition to a glossary and a bibliography.-- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom
-- Examples, suggested readings, and key questions for each chapter. -- An appendix of frameworks, case studies, innovations, resources, and other necessary aspects of designing for security in addition to a glossary and a bibliography.-- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, colour section
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
872 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56367-497-6 (9781563674976)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Linda O'Shea, Kean University Rula Awwad-Rafferty, University of Idaho
Content
-- Why Study Security Issues? -- The Concept of Security and Its Role in Our Lives -- Characteristics of Physical Environments That Promote Security -- Security Related Needs in Commercial Interiors -- Security Related Needs in Historical Interiors -- Security Related Needs in Healthcare Environments -- Security Related Needs in Hospitality and Retail Design -- Security Related Needs in Educational and Day Care Facilities -- A Model for Designing for Safety and Security